Pleural effusion heralds acute leukemic transformation of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Journal
Southern Medical Journal
Journal Volume
101
Journal Issue
12
Pages
1279-1280
Date Issued
2008
Author(s)
SDGs
Other Subjects
cytarabine; hydroxyurea; idarubicin; acute monocytic leukemia; adult; blast transformation; blood culture; bone marrow biopsy; case report; chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; clinical feature; cytoreductive surgery; drug withdrawal; dyspnea; female; fever; human; hypoxemia; letter; leukocytosis; leukopenia; mortality; pallor; pleura effusion; postural drainage; respiratory failure; shock; sputum culture; thoracocentesis; thorax radiography; acute granulocytic leukemia; blast cell crisis; bone marrow; disease course; fatality; leukocyte count; middle aged; pathology; pleura effusion; Blast Crisis; Bone Marrow; Disease Progression; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Hydroxyurea; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic; Leukocyte Count; Middle Aged; Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Type
letter