Pulmonary involvement of acute myeloid leukemia mimicking transfusion-related acute lung injury

Kentaro Ido, Yasutaka Aoyama, Joji Nagasaki, Shiro Koh, Hiroyoshi Ichihara, Hiroshi Harada, Kiyoshi Kawano, Yoshihiko Tani, Nobuki Matsuyama, Fumiya Hirayama, Masatoshi Kohsaki, Shuji Takaku, Atsuko Mugitani

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Abstract

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is defined as a new episode of acute lung injury (ALI) occurring during transfusion or within 6 hours of transfusion completion. A 66-year-old man suffering from acute myeloid leukemia developed acute respiratory distress syndrome after platelet transfusion. TRALI was diagnosed clinically, but an autopsy showed leukemic cells in diffuse pulmonary edema. Anti-human neutrophil antigen (HNA)-3a antibodies were detected in the donor serum, and the HNA-3 genotype of the patient was identified as a/a. This case was considered to represent pulmonary involvement of acute myeloid leukemia, rather than TRALI. A revision of the definition of TRALI accounting for hematological malignancies should therefore be considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2493-2496
Number of pages4
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume56
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • Autopsy
  • Transfusion-related acute lung injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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