title: Pulmonary infiltration associated with myelodysplasia.
abstract: Four case histories are reported in which the initial signs and symptoms were those of pulmonary infiltration and in which subsequently a diagnosis of myelodysplasia was made. The analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid--demonstrating predominantly neutrophils and lymphocytes, and, occasionally blast cells as well as plasma cells--indicated that the pulmonary infiltration was related to the myelodysplastic process. As no other causes of pulmonary infiltration could be found, it seems that a pulmonary infiltrate can be the presenting symptom of a myelodysplastic syndrome. Although pleuropulmonary infiltrates most often are caused by infections, these cases illustrate that myelodysplasia related infiltrates should also be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drent
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Maassen van de Brink
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wouters
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000473:pathology*