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Pulmonary Infiltrates During Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia: Incidence, Patterns And Outcomes, N. Gangat, M.A.A. Khan, M. Mujib, Mohammad Khurshid

Section of Haematology/Oncology

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence, etiologies, radiographic patterns, and clinical outcomes of adult leukemics with prolonged febrile neutropenia and pneumonia.
METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital. The medical records of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia diagnosed between January 1989 and June 2000 and undergoing induction chemotherapy were included. Only the patients who presented with a pulmonary infiltrate, secondary leukemia (e.g., transformed chronic myeloid leukemia underlying myelodysplastic syndrome, or disease following alkylating agent therapy) were included and those developing infiltrates following consolidation chemotherapy were excluded.
RESULTS: A total of 124 patients were admitted …