Leukaemia - Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Question 1

Epidemiology of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

Answer 1

Commonest acute leukaemia in adults.

Question 2

Aetiology of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

Answer 2

1. Primary Disease.
2. Transformation of Myeloproliferative Disorder.

Question 3

Unique Clinical Features of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

Answer 3

Gum Hypertrophy.

Question 4

Investigations of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

Answer 4

Blood Film : High Proportion of Blast Cells with Auer Rods (rods inside Cytoplasm).