Objective: To assess the prevalence of early T precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ETP-ALL), study its clinicopathological features and devise a 'flow score' based on immunophenotypic profiles.
Material Methods:This was a retrospective study where clinical and laboratory data of all consecutive T-ALL cases were analysed to identify features differentiating ETP from non-ETP-ALL. The utility of a flow score based on the five commonly used markers in leukaemia panels for T-ALL (CD34, CD8, CD5, CD13 and CD33) was evaluated to differentiate ETP from non-ETP-ALL.Results: Early T precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia constituted 24.2% (n = 29) of all T-ALL cases. It was significantly more common in adults (30.2%) as compared to paediatric (17.5%) patients (P = .046). The median age of presentation was significantly higher than the non-ETP group. (24 vs 19 years; P = .01). Patients with ETP-ALL usually presented with organomegaly, lymphadenopathy, lower levels of haemoglobin, total leucocyte count, peripheral blood blast proportion and LDH levels as compared to non-ETP-ALL. The majority of ETP-ALL cases had L2 morphology with a moderate amount of cytoplasm showing frequent blebbing. A flow score cutoff value of ≥3 on ROC curve analysis had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 94.6% respectively.
Conclusion:Early T precursor-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia had unique clinical and laboratory features. The prevalence of this entity is more common in the adult population. A flow score based on a minimum of five widely used markers can confidently identify ETP-ALL and should be included in the primary panel of markers used for flow cytometric analysis.
Acquired platelet dysfunction with eosinophilia (APDE) is a syndrome which has transient state of platelet dysfunction in the presence of marked eosinophilia. This bleeding disorder, otherwise known as ''non-thrombocytopenic purpura with eosinophilia'', occurs commonly in children from South-East Asia. We report an 11 years old male child, who presented with ecchymotic patches over lower limbs, of recent onset. His hemogram revealed increased eosinophils with a normal platelet count. Coagulation screen revealed normal parameters except increase in bleeding time. Platelet aggregation studies showed normal platelet aggregation with ristocetin, reduced aggregation with ADP and no aggregation was seen with collagen.
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