Table 2: Initial clinical presentation and lab results vs. flow cytometry.

Variable number (%)

Diagnosis

 

 

 

 

B-ALL

T-ALL

Burkitt-ALL

Others

Symptoms and sings 43 (84%)

 

 

 

 

Fatigue

17 (65%)

7 (54%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Fever

14 (54%)

7 (54%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Night sweat

8 (31%)

7 (54%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Bone pain

11 (42%)

5 (38%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Anorexia

8 (31%)

6 (46%)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

Respiratory tract infection

10 (38%)

4 (31%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Weight loss

11 (42%)

4 (31%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Shortness of breath

8 (31%)

4 (31%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Abdominal pain

3 (12%)

4 (31%)

2 (100%)

1 (50%)

Lymphadenopathy

4 (15%)

5 (38%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Epistaxis

5 (19%)

3 (23%)

2 (100%)

1 (50%)

Pallor

7 (27%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Headache

8 (31%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Bruising

5 (19%)

2 (15%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Dizziness

5 (19%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

CNS involvment

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

Labs

 

 

 

 

WBC count 42(82%)

 

 

 

 

Mean × 109/L(SD)

22.28 (34.5)

41.71 (43.4)

14.85 (19.3)

39.75 (35.5)

Median × 109/L(IQR)

6.3 (28.7)

21.6 (45.7)

14.85

39.75

Hb count 43 (84%)

 

 

 

 

Mean g/dl (SD)

9.2 (1.94)

10.8 (2.74)

8.7 (1.84)

10.05 (2.1)

Median g/sd(IQR)

8.9 (3.3)

10.4 (2.4)

8.7

10.05

Platelets count 43 (84%)

 

 

 

 

Mean × 109/L(SD)

67.98 (79.3)

129.78 (156.2)

23 (4.2)

57.5 (34.6)

Median × 109/L(IQR)

31 (85)

48 (271.3)

23

57.5

Others: T-ALL/B-ALL lineage and T-ALL/myeloid lineage; Fever: Temperature > 37.5 orally;  Respiratory tract infection: Recurrent upper RTI or lower RTI not responding to conventional treatment; Weight loss: Unintentional documented loss > 5% of total body weight in 6 months; CNS involvement: Based on spinal cytology or documented metastasis on imaging; WBC: White blood cells; Hb: Hemoglobin