Leukocytosis and fibrinolytic activity of the blood in leukemic patients.

Abstract

The relation between the levels of leukemic leukocytosis and blood fibrinolytic activity was studied in 58 patients with acute leukemia, 58 with chronic granulocytic leukemia, and 60 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In all these groups, high levels of leukemic leukocytosis were associated with increased blood fibrinolytic activity. Differences between patients with high and low values of leukocytosis were statistically significant.