Acute Promyelocytic Leukima in Pregnancy Presenting as DIC - A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors
Lakshmi R Pillai
DNB Resident, Department of obstetrics and gynecology, BMH, Calicut
Rabiyabi B
Shinto Francis Thekkudan
Anoop Kumar
Abstract
Acute promyelocytic leukemia is a unique subset of acute myeloid leukemias characterised by the proliferation of neoplastic promyelocytes bearing chromosomal translocation t (15;17). Although APML accounts for nearly 13% of acute myeloblastic leukemia cases, it usually affects young adults and hence increasing the possibility of its occurrence during pregnancy. But to arrive at a diagnosis of leukemia in pregnancy, one should need a high index of suspicion. As most cases of acute promyelocytic leukemia present with coagulopathy, a peripheral smear study in pregnant women with similar picture can help in timely diagnosis and appropriate management. Here we discuss the case of a pregnant lady who had been diagnosed with APML in pregnancy in the second trimester and her clinical outcome.