Oncohematology

Acute Leukemia in a Child: Blastemia and Hyperleukocytosis

A clinical case of acute leukemia in an adolescent: leukocytosis 172×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, and 95% blasts in a peripheral blood smear. Morphological features.

Blood smear: pronounced leukocytosis with a predominance of blast cells
Blood smear: pronounced leukocytosis with a predominance of blast cells

A child was admitted to the emergency department of a hospital. A 14-year-old girl. Leukocytes - 172. Platelets - 84. Hemoglobin - 111. Blasts - 95%. The child was transferred to the oncohematology department of another institution.

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