Open AccessEmergency therapeutic leukapheresis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia M5
Author(s) -
Sudha Ranganathan,
Shyamala B. Sesikeran,
Vineet Gupta,
Vanajakshi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.39506
Subject(s) - leukapheresis , myeloid leukemia , medicine , plateletpheresis , therapeutic plasma exchange , emergency department , intensive care medicine , stem cell , apheresis , platelet , genetics , psychiatry , cd34 , biology
Cell separators in India are routinely used for plateletpheresis, peripheral blood stem cell collections and therapeutic plasma exchange. Therapeutic leukapheresis, particularly as an emergency procedure, has been uncommonly performed and reported. Here, a case of a 53-year-old male, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia subtype M5 (AML M5) with hyperleukocytosis, who underwent emergency leukaphereis, is reported. After two procedures, there was a decrease of WBC count by 85%, which enabled cytotoxic therapy to be initiated.