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01-09-2014 | Short Communication

Pleural Effusion as an Unusual Initial Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Authors: Mukul Agarwal, Abhishek HL Purohit, Manoranjan Mahapatra, Rajeev Kumar, Pravas Mishra, Tulika Seth, Renu Saxena

Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

Pleural effusions in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can have wide differential diagnosis, however AML presenting as pleural effusion with leukemic infiltration is rarely documented. A 22 year old male presented with pleural effusion for 3 months and subsequently diagnosed as AML M2, which prompted us for this communication.

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Title: Pleural Effusion as an Unusual Initial Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Authors: Mukul Agarwal
Abhishek HL Purohit
Manoranjan Mahapatra
Rajeev Kumar
Pravas Mishra
Tulika Seth
Renu Saxena
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0971-4502
Electronic ISSN: 0974-0449
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-014-0350-z

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