Acute cardiorespiratory failure as presenting symptom of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Neth J Med. 1996 Jul;49(1):33-7. doi: 10.1016/0300-2977(96)00008-3.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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