Archive for November 29th, 2009

29 Nov

Hemoptysis, Anemia and Respiratory Failure

INTRODUCTION
Pulmonary complications of acute leukemia are common but rarely seen as the initial manifestation of disease. It has been reported that >90% of patients with acute leukemia have pulmonary infiltrate or manifestations. Of these, leukemic infiltration of the pulmonary parenchyma is common and carries a poor prognosis. We describe a patient with pulmonary complications of [...]

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