Oncohematology

Blasts in a Child's Blood Smear: A Case of Acute Leukemia

Clinical case of acute leukemia in a child: 55% blasts, anemia, thrombocytopenia, scattergrams, and digital microscopy data from a blood analyzer.

A 10-year-old child. The analyzer could not count the leukocyte differential. Hemoglobin 79 g/L and platelets 59 x109 (decreased), leukocytosis 18.83 x109. 55% blast cells were found in the blood smear. LDH = 3473.59 U/L, Blood Copper = 2692 mcg/L.

🙏 The clinical case was kindly provided by KLD physician Polina Dybka, Krasnodar.