With few exceptions, pulmonary complications in the immunocompromised host will proceed
to death unless the clinician intercedes. The differential diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary …

Pulmonary complications are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the
immunocompromised host. Immunodeficiency may result from decreased cell-mediated …

The lungs of 50 consecutive autopsied cases of acute leukemia were studied and cultures
were obtained from 36. Thirty‐one patients had major pulmonary lesions. Most of these were …

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There are many different kinds of leukemia, in both acute and chronic types, and each can
present with a multitude of different pulmonary complications. In addition, each leukemia …

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the characteristic CT findings of leukemic
pulmonary infiltration based on the pathologic findings. The CT findings of 11 leukemic …

Although commonly found at autopsy, leukemic infiltration of the lung is rarely recognized as
a cause of respiratory symptoms or roentgenographic densities. Previously reported cases …

Pleural effusions are rarely observed in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML),
acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/myeloproliferative …

Four patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia and leukocyte counts of more than
200,000/mm3 developed respiratory distress due to pulmonary leukostasis within 10–48 …

One hundred sixteen hearts of children dying with leukemia during the 5-year period of 1962
to 1967 were examined at necropsy. Forty-four per cent of the patients had at least one focus …