Oncohematology

Neutropenia as a Harbinger of Acute Leukemia: A Case Study

A clinical case of acute leukemia onset in a 30-year-old female patient: dynamics of complete blood count from neutropenia to 61% blasts in the blood smear.

Neutrophil count reduction as a “harbinger” of leukemia. A 30-year-old woman, from a polyclinic. The photos present the history of CBC analyses in August 2020, July/October 2021. Photographs of blasts in peripheral blood from October 2021. It is possible that the manifestation of acute leukemia in peripheral blood began with neutropenia in July 2021, and by October, we already see a large number of blasts. CBC differential count from October 2021: Blasts - 61% Segs - 4% Eos - 1% Lymphocytes - 33% Monocytes - 1%