Masculino de seis años con dolor abdominal, artralgias y dificultad respiratoria
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Este caso clinicopatológico se trata de un paciente masculino de seis años de edad, que presentó dolor abdominal, artralgias y dificultad respiratoria, además, mal estado general, palidez, soplo holosistólico, hipoventilación bilateral, adenomegalias generalizadas y hepatoesplenomegalia. Los estudios de laboratorio mostraron anemia, hiperleucocitosis hasta 810,000/mm3, blastos hasta 70% y plaquetopenia. Presentó derrame pleural bilateral y el aspirado de médula ósea reportó celularidad aumentada por mieloblastos variedad M5.
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