Hemorrhagic pleural effusion and pleural thickening as a complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

M Dhodapkar; S H Yale; H C Hoagland

doi:10.1002/ajh.2830420215

Hemorrhagic pleural effusion and pleural thickening as a complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Am J Hematol. 1993 Feb;42(2):221-4. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830420215.

Authors

M Dhodapkar¹, S H Yale, H C Hoagland

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.

PMID: 8438883
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.2830420215

Abstract

We report a case of pleural thickening and hemothorax in a 56-year-old male with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The association of this entity with CLL has not been previously reported. Awareness of this occurrence is essential to appropriate therapy for similar patients with CLL.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pleura / pathology*
Pleural Diseases / etiology*
Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion / etiology*
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed