Acute promyelocytic leukemia laboratory findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Laboratory Findings

• Anemia
• Thrombocytopenia
  • From accumulation of promyelocytes in the bone marrow results in a reduction in the production of normal red blood cells.
• Either leukopenia (low white cell count) or leukocytosis (high white cell count) may be observed in the peripheral blood.