Abstract
A 5-month-old female infant presented with new-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia and hyperleukocytosis with white blood cell count of 352 × 10(9) cells/L. She developed sinus pauses and hypoxemic respiratory failure. A manual single volume exchange blood transfusion was done with complete resolution of sinus pauses and hypoxemia.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / complications*
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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
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Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / therapy
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Electrocardiography
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Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood / methods*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypoxia / blood
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Hypoxia / complications*
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Hypoxia / therapy
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Infant
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Leukocyte Count
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Leukocytosis / blood
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Leukocytosis / complications*
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Leukocytosis / therapy
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / blood
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Sinus Arrest, Cardiac / etiology*
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Sinus Arrest, Cardiac / physiopathology
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Sinus Arrest, Cardiac / therapy