Image Based Question – 74755

A 6 years old child presents with fever, pancytopenia, generalized weakness and weight loss. On examination, he is pale with generalized lymphadenopathy. Peripheral smear of the patient has been shown below. What is the likely diagnosis?

A. Aplastic anemia

B. AML

C. ALL

D. JMML

Correct Answer » B Explanation

Answer- B. AML

The given image is showing a classical image of a Lymphoblast, i.e. sn abnormal immature cell with high nucleo-cytoplasmic

ratio, prominent nucleoli antl scant, agranular cytoplasm; typically seen in acute lymphoblastic leukemis (ALL)