Promyelocytic leukaemoid reaction: an atypical presentation of mycobacterial infection.
A young woman presented with mild pyrexia and antepartal haemorrhage due to disseminated intravascular coagulation. She had pancytopenia in the peripheral blood and granulocytic maturation arrest at the promyelocyte stage in the bone marrow. Her urine and bone marrow grew Mycobacterium kansasii on culture. Antituberculous treatment eliminated the infection and restored the normality of bone marrow and peripheral blood.
Ahmed
M A
MA
Department of Pathology, Soba University Hospital, College of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan.
D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007955:Leukemoid Reaction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis