Acute cardiorespiratory failure as presenting symptom of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-37

  De Fijter, C W H ^a   Schuur, J ^a   Potter Van Loon, B J ^a   Kingma, W P ^a   Schweitzer, M J H ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary failure; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Leukostasis

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DYSPNEA; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030198360     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-2977(96)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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