Dyscoagulation on the patients with acute leukemia

ABSTRACT

The study involved 60 patients with acute leukemia at B¹ch Mai Hospital between June and December 2000. Among these, there were 33 males and 27 females. Findings: 65% of patients have hemorrhage; 88.3% have reduction in platelet count. There was the correlation between reduction in platelet count and symptoms of hemorrhage, with the rate of hemorrhage was 84.6% when number of platelet reduced by less than 30G/l. 46% of patients have endogenous dyscoagulation and 23% have exogenous dyscoagulation. DIC was found in 28.3% of patients. Hemorrhage in acute leukemia also related to dyscoagulation.