Mizuno T, Ozawa M, Oyamada Y, Takegami T, Horiuchi H, Maruo N, Kobayashi Y, Kondo M, Nishigaki H, Misawa S
1st Dept. of Int. Med., Kyoto Prefectural Univ. of Med.
Gan No Rinsho. 1990 May;36(6):763-8.
Reported is the second documented case in Japan of acute leukemia with Klinefelter's syndrome. The patient, a 52-year-old male, was admitted to hospital on July 9, 1983, after complaining of a fever and general malaise. The hematological examinations revealed a WBC count of 14,300/cmm with 32% being leukemic cells. Bone marrow aspiration disclosed a nucleated cell count of 687,000/cmm with 41.6% being leukemic cells consisting of myeloblasts. The endocrinic laboratory data showed a high level of urine gonadotropin and chromosomal studies revealed a 47,XXY karyotype. A diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia (M1) with Klinefelter's syndrome thus was derived from these findings.