Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

, Volume 30, Issue 3, pp 195–196 | Cite as

Pleural Effusion as an Unusual Initial Presentation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • Mukul Agarwal
  • Abhishek HL Purohit
  • Manoranjan Mahapatra
  • Rajeev Kumar
  • Pravas Mishra
  • Tulika Seth
  • Renu Saxena
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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.

Keywords

Malignant pleural effusion Acute myeloid leukemia Hematologic malignancy 
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© Indian Society of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mukul Agarwal
    • 1
  • Abhishek HL Purohit
    • 1
  • Manoranjan Mahapatra
    • 1
  • Rajeev Kumar
    • 1
  • Pravas Mishra
    • 1
  • Tulika Seth
    • 1
  • Renu Saxena
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of HematologyAll India Institute of Medical SciencesNew DelhiIndia

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