Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Leukemic Infiltration of the Lung

Respiratory distress syndrome resulting from leukemic pulmonary infiltrates is seldom diagnosed antemortem. Two 60- and 80-year-old women presented with general malaise, progressive shortness of breath, and hyperleukocytosis, which progressed to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after admis...

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Main Authors: Yao-Kuang Wu, Yi-Chih Huang, Shiu-Feng Huang, Chung-Chi Huang, Ying-Huang Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601084