Abnormal platelet function in a case of megakaryoblastic leukaemia.
A platelet function study in a patient with megakaryoblastic leukaemia is reported. The abnormalities of the platelet function suggest a probable platelet membrane injury and a platelet release defect. The reduced platelet half-life and the non changing splenohepatic ratio confirm the clinical and histological features of the systemic disease.
D001760:Bleeding Time; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D002470:Cell Survival; D003018:Clot Retraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D010979:Platelet Function Tests; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis