Open AccessBlasts in pleural fluid: a clue to diagnose acute myeloid leukemia
Author(s) -
Busara Songtanin,
Abbie Evans,
Irfan Warraich
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the southwest respiratory and critical care chronicles
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2325-9205
DOI - 10.12746/swrccc.v10i43.1033
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , pleural effusion , infiltration (hvac) , myeloid , leukemia , acute leukemia , pathology , physics , thermodynamics
Acute myeloid leukemia is usually diagnosed in older patients, and its incidence increases with age. Most patients with acute myeloid leukemia present with symptoms related to anemia, bleeding, and infections. Blast infiltration into other tissues can occur. Leukemic pleural infiltration has been reported previously but is very rare. Here we discuss a 62-year-old woman diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a leukemic infiltrate in a pleural effusion.
Keywords: AML, pleural effusion, blast cell, leukemic pleural infiltrate