Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Fatal Outcome
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Heart Failure / diagnosis
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Heart Failure / etiology*
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Heart Failure / therapy
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Humans
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / diagnosis
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / therapy
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Leukostasis / complications*
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Leukostasis / diagnosis
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Leukostasis / therapy
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Male
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Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis
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Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy