Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: a case report and a
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma1, Suman Kumar1, Avinash Kumar Singh1
1Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Pulmonary complications are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Both infective and non-infective etiologies can involve the lungs during this period and differentiating them clinically is a challenging task and management differs in each case. We present here a case of acute myeloid leukemia, in whom following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage developed.
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