Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Leukemic Infiltration of the Lung

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
Subjects:
acute lysis pneumopathy
acute respiratory distress syndrome
leukemia
leukemic infiltration
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601084

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