A rare, acute myeloid leukemia characterized by no significant myeloid maturation and more than 90% blast cells in the non-erythroid population. Various degrees of anemia, thrombocytopenia, or pancytopenia are present. Frequent clinical manifestations include fatigue, fever, bleeding disorders, and organomegaly, especially hepatosplenomegaly.

Petechiae are pinpoint-sized reddish/purple spots, resembling a rash, that appear just under the skin or a mucous membrane when capillaries have ruptured and some superficial bleeding into the skin has happened. This term refers to an abnormally increased susceptibility to developing petechiae.