Pseudo Chediak-Higashi Anomaly

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Pseudo Chediak-Higashi Anomaly

Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Hematology - Year 2013, Vol 30, Issue 2

Abstract

A 9-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with a 1-month history of fever, weight loss, epistaxis, and abdominal pain.The girl’s parents were non-consanguineous. Her medical history was unremarkable. Upon admission she weighed 27 kg (25th-50th percentile), was 131 cm tall (50th percentile),and was pale. Physical examination showed multiple cervical and inguinal microlymphadenopathies, without hepatosplenomegaly. Complete blood count fi ndings were as follows: hemoglobin 7.9 g/dL; white blood cell count:12.3x109/L; platelet count: 9.2×109/L. Her peripheral blood smear showed 43% blast cells, 42% lymphocytes, 8% monocytes, 6% neutrophils, and 1% eosinophils. Bone marrow aspiration showed hypercellularity, with 45% myeloblasts,15% promyelocytes, 7% myelocytes, 4% metamyelocytes,1% eosinophils, 2% neutrophils, 15% lymphocytes, and 11% normoblasts. Wright staining of a bone marrow smear showed large (2-4 μm) round-to-oval, hyaline-structured eosinophilic granules (pseudo Chediak-Higashi [PCH] granules) within 15% of the blast cells, promyelocytes, and myelocytes (Figure). Some of the granules appeared to be in vacuoles, giving them a haloed appearance. The blasts were myeloperoxidase (MPO)-positive, and periodic acidSchiff (PAS)-negative. Immunophenotypic analysis of the leukemic cells showed proliferation of CD13 (75%), CD33 (59%), CD34 (95%), CD117 (68%), and HLA DR (44%).

Authors and Affiliations

Zekai Avcı, Barış Malbora, Namık Özbek

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EP ID EP127191
DOI 10.4274/Tjh.2011.0010
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