Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in Down syndrome, following thrombocytopenia with antiplatelet antibody.

Abstract

We report a case of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) with antiplatelet antibody in a boy with Down syndrome. When the patient was admitted, his platelet count was 1.3 X 10(4)/mm3 and antiplatelet antibody in the plasma was detected. Two months after admission, blasts, which showed positive reaction to both antiplatelet monoclonal antibody and platelet peroxidase, increased.