| Literature DB >> 28451010 |
Hicham Eddou1,2, Ali Zinebi1, Abdelaziz Khalloufi3, Mohammed Sina4, Mehdi Mahtat5, Kamal Doghmi5, Mohammed Mikdame5, Mohammed Karim Moudden1, Mohammed El Baaj1.
Abstract
Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura is a very rare condition characterized by severe thrombocytopenia linked to the reduction or disappearance of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. It may be primary idiopathic or secondary to many pathological conditions including hematologic disorders. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient admitted for haemorrhagic syndrome caused by immunological thrombocytopenic purpura. The diagnosis was acquired amegakaryocytosis after the failure of corticotherapy and the performance of myelography. The patient was treated with ciclosporin with rapid progression to acute myeloblastic leukemia. The progression of acquired amegakaryocytosis to acute leukemia is reported but it is generally not so rapid and above all it is preceded by myelodysplastic syndrome or medullary aplasia. This study highlights the importance of a close follow-up of these pathologies with a benign-like appearance.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired amegakaryocytosis; acute leukemia; thrombocytopenic purpura
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28451010 PMCID: PMC5398219 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.32.9215
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Frottis sanguin confirmant la présence d’une thrombopénie (coloration MGG (x100))
Figure 2Frottis médullaire montrant une cellularité normal avec absence de mégacaryocytes (coloration MGG (X 40))
Figure 3Coupe d’une biopsie ostéo-médullaire montrant une moelle de richesse normal avec absence de mégacaryocytes (HE x 100)
Figure 4Frottis médullaire montant un envahissement par des blastes granulaires (coloration MGG (x 100))