Bronchiolitis with Leukemia
Authors: German R. Stemmelin, Jorge Bernaciak, José G. Casas
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Letters15 May 1991Bronchiolitis with LeukemiaGerman R. Stemmelin, MD, Jorge Bernaciak, MD, José G. Casas, MDGerman R. Stemmelin, MD, Jorge Bernaciak, MD, José G. Casas, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-10-912_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: We read with great interest the letter by Tenholder and colleagues (1), who reported the association of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia with the myelodysplastic syndrome (refractory anemia with excess blasts). According to the authors, this report is the first in the literature of this rare association. We describe here a second case with a different kind of myelodysplastic syndrome: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.A 70-year-old man was hospitalized with a 2-week history of fever, nonproductive cough, sore throat, a flu-like illness, malaise, mild dyspnea, and weight loss. Crepitant rales were heard along his right lung. He had hepatosplenomegaly....References1. TenholderBeckerCervoni MGM. The myelodysplastic syndrome and bronchiolitis obliterans [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 112:714-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. EplerColbyMcLoudCarringtonGaensler GTTCE. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 1985; 312:152-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: British Hospital of Buenos Aires Perdriel 74 (1280) Buenos Aires Argentina PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySystemic Pulmonary Events Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Retrospective Multicentre StudyAcute and Chronic Respiratory Failure in Cancer PatientsAcute and Chronic Respiratory Failure in Cancer PatientsComplete resolution of steroid-resistant organizing pneumonia associated with myelodysplastic syndrome following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationIdiopathic interstitial pneumonias and immunologic diseases of the lungsBronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia after rituximab therapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphomaBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia following chlorambucil treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemiaFulminant bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia following 2 d of treatment with hydroxyurea, interferon- α and oral cytarabine ocfosfate for chronic myelogenous leukemiaOrganizing Pneumonia: Prognostic Implication of High-resolution Computed Tomography FeaturesBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia developing after initiation of interferon and cytosine arabinosideBronquiolite obliterante com pneumonia em organização e aspergiloma em paciente com linfoma-leucemia de células TCHEMISTRY OF UNCONDENSED 1,2,4-TRIAZINES: PART II-SULFUR CONTAINING 5-OXo-1,2,4-TRIAZIN-3-yl MOIETY AN OVERVIEWCRYPTOGENIC ORGANIZING PNEUMONITIS 15 May 1991Volume 114, Issue 10Page: 912-913KeywordsBronchiolitisDyspneaFeversHepatosplenomegalyLungsMyelodysplastic syndromesMyelomonocytic leukemiaPharyngitisPneumoniaWeight loss Issue Published: 15 May 1991 PDF DownloadLoading ...