title: Pulmonary leukostasis with severe respiratory impairment as a debut of acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: We report the case of a woman, with severe respiratory impairment as a debut of acute myeloid leukemia who suspecting a pulmonary leukostasis, leukoapheresis was applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Universitary Hospital Insular of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rico-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Universitary Hospital Insular of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Universitary Hospital Insular of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santana-Cabrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Universitary Hospital Insular of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Pérez
keywords: Acute respiratory failure; leukaemia; leukostasis