Acute leukemia

Types

• Acute myeloid leukemia
• Acute lymphocytic leukemia
• Leukemia (peds)

Differential Diagnosis

Leukocytosis

• Normally responding bone marrow
  • Infection
  • Inflammation: tissue necrosis, infarction, burns, arthritis
  • Stress: overexertion, seizures, anxiety, anesthesia
  • Drugs: corticosteroids, lithium, beta agonists
  • Trauma: splenectomy
  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Leukemoid malignancy
• Abnormal bone marrow
  • Acute leukemia
    • Acute myeloid leukemia
    • Acute lymphocytic leukemia
  • Chronic leukemia
    • Chronic myeloid leukemia
  • Myeloproliferative disorders

See Also

• Oncologic emergencies
• Lymphoma