Acute lymphoblastic crisis in a patient with chronic lymphatic leukemia.
A case of chronic lymphatic leukemia terminating in a lymphoblastic crisis is described. The small lymphocytes were demonstrated to be B cells, they carried immunoglobulins on their surface and formed EAC rosettes. The lymphoblasts had no immunoglobulins on their surface and only 18% of them formed EAC rosettes, none formed E rosettes. The lymphoblasts could be either immature B cells or Null cells.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell