acid-phosphatase and Purpura

Topics: Acid Phosphatase; Alkaline Phosphatase; Amyloidosis; Glomerulonephritis; Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; Humans; Leukocytes; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Nephrotic Syndrome; Neutrophils; Peroxidases; Purpura; Succinate Dehydrogenase

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (A.P.L.) is a rare but important type of acute myeloid leukaemia characterized by major bleeding in association with thrombocytopenia, a specific peripheral blood and bone marrow picture, low plasma fibrinogen, and the presence in the serum of fibrin degradation products. These last abnormalities are related to the disseminated intravascular consumption of coagulation factors with secondary fibrinolysis. A.P.L. requires early recognition and urgent treatment. With optimal management up to half of the patients may achieve complete remission of two years or more. Undoubtedly patients with A.P.L. do especially well when treated in special centres and some patients with A.P.L. now die before the nature of their disease is recognized. Increased familiarity with the problem, which has been known for nearly 20 years, should yield great dividends for those few patients who have this disease.

Topics: Acid Phosphatase; Binding Sites; Bone Marrow Cells; Erythrocytes; Factor V; Factor VIII; Fibrinogen; Hematuria; Hemorrhage; Heparin; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukocyte Count; Peroxidases; Platelet Transfusion; Prognosis; Prothrombin; Purpura; Remission, Spontaneous; Thrombocytopenia; Vitamin B 12

Topics: Acid Phosphatase; Alkaline Phosphatase; Anemia; Antineoplastic Agents; Child; Child, Preschool; Hematologic Diseases; Humans; Infant; Leukemia; Purpura

Topics: Acid Phosphatase; Anemia; Anemia, Aplastic; Blood; Humans; Purpura; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic; Thrombocytopenia