Tahir Sultan Shamsi
Pakistan
Research Article
Clinical and Hematological Profile of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Patients of Sindh
Author(s): Farzana Chang, Tahir Sultan Shamsi and Ali Muhammad WaryahFarzana Chang, Tahir Sultan Shamsi and Ali Muhammad Waryah
In Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patients, a diversity of clinical and hematological parameters has been examined for possible value in calculating treatment response and survival. The study was conducted at National Institute of Bone Diseases, Karachi (NIBD), Sind, Pakistan, a tertiary care and teaching hospital, affiliated with Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. This study included 107 cases of de novo AML, both male and female patients of ages between 10-60 years were selected randomly. The clinical features included fever, weakness, loss of weight, vomiting, bleeding gums, liver and spleen enlargement, lymph node enlargement. The Laboratory investigations included CBC (Complete Blood Count) specifically heamoglobin percentage, total leucocyte count, platelet count and blast count: peripheral blood smears, bone marrow aspiration biopsy, trephine biopsy, cyt.. View More»
