title: Pleural effusion as an unusual initial presentation of acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Pleural effusions in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can have wide differential diagnosis, however AML presenting as pleural effusion with leukemic infiltration is rarely documented. A 22 year old male presented with pleural effusion for 3 months and subsequently diagnosed as AML M2, which prompted us for this communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek Hl
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Purohit
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manoranjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pravas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tulika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Hematologic malignancy; Malignant pleural effusion
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