Acute cardiorespiratory failure as presenting symptom of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
A patient with acute cardiorespiratory failure caused by hyperleukocytosis due to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is described. Although acute pulmonary failure due to leukostasis is a known and often postmortem finding in patients with acute myelocytic leukaemia (AML) or chronic myelocytic leukaemia (CML) in blastic crises, it is rare in CLL.
de Fijter
C W
CW
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Lucas Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Schuur
J
J
Potter van Loon
B J
BJ
Kingma
W P
WP
Schweitzer
M J
MJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018921:Leukostasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy