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Hematologic malignancies are heterogeneous groups of neoplasia, with frequent pulmonary complications. These complications may be secondary to the patient's comorbidities, to the hemopathy itself, or its treatments. Divided into infectious and non-infectious complications, the etiologies are numerous and varied. This makes the diagnostic approach complex for the clinicians
Although infectious processes of the lungs are common in these immunosuppressed patient collectives, non-infectious causes account for up to half of the pulmonary manifestations found in hematologic malignancies. Besides the frequent infections including opportunistic pathogens, a broad differential diagnosis including drug-induced lung injury by cytostatic substances, cytokines, and innovative immunotherapeutic agents, rarer transfusion of blood products, and intrathoracic manifestations of the hematologic malignancy itself, must be kept in mind. Finally, vascular complications can also lead to pulmonary reactions. Early and consistent diagnostics and treatment of bronchopulmonary, intrathoracic, and vascular complications within the framework of hematologic systemic diseases can be essential for the patient's prognosis. Up to 25% of patients with profound neutropenia lasting for >10 days develop lung infiltrates, which frequently do not respond to broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy. While a causative pathogen remains undetected in most cases, Aspergillus spp., Pneumocystis jirovecii, multi-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, mycobacteria or respiratory viruses may be involved. In at-risk patients who have received trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) prophylaxis, filamentous fungal pathogens appear to be predominant, yet commonly not proven at the time of treatment initiation.
In patients who do not improve rapidly with first-line therapy with broad spectrum antibiotics, cross-sectional thoracic CT imaging is essential. It provides much better definition of the pattern of radiological changes that includes three main groups: consolidation, nodules (micro- and macro-), and diffuse changes, as ground glass pattern. Discuss these radiological patterns and how this guides the appropriate initial investigations and treatment options will be of a great value to be followed.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | patient admitted with hematological disease and pulmonary manifestations |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Complete Blood Count | Diagnostic Test | blood sample |
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| C-reactive protein |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients who had certain radiological patterns associated with pulmonary complications in patients diagnosed with various hematological diseases | Once through the study |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients who developed complications | Once through the study |
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All patients aged 18 years or older diagnosed with hematological diseases and documented pulmonary manifestations during their disease course will be included in this retrospective study. Data from their medical records will be analyzed by a team of hematologists, pulmonologists, and radiologists.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Assiut University Hospital | Asyut | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 34787973 | Background | Messe R, Soccal PM, Bergeron A. [Diagnostic approach to pulmonary complications in patients with hematologic malignancy]. Rev Med Suisse. 2021 Nov 17;17(759):1984-1990. French. | |
| 30046891 | Background | Stecher SS, Lippl S, Stemmler HJ, Schreiber J. [Lung involvement in hematologic systemic diseases]. Internist (Berl). 2018 Sep;59(9):886-897. doi: 10.1007/s00108-018-0471-9. German. |
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| Diagnostic Test |
serum sample |
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| O2 saturation | Diagnostic Test | blood sample |
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| Serum ferritin and D-dimer | Diagnostic Test | Blood sample |
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| Liver and renal function tests | Diagnostic Test | Blood sample |
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| Lactate dehydrogenase | Diagnostic Test | Blood sample |
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| coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) swab | Diagnostic Test | Throat swab |
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| CT chest | Radiation | Radiation |
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| 24833776 | Background | Maschmeyer G, Carratala J, Buchheidt D, Hamprecht A, Heussel CP, Kahl C, Lorenz J, Neumann S, Rieger C, Ruhnke M, Salwender H, Schmidt-Hieber M, Azoulay E. Diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy of lung infiltrates in febrile neutropenic patients (allogeneic SCT excluded): updated guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO). Ann Oncol. 2015 Jan;26(1):21-33. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu192. Epub 2014 May 15. |
| 31292655 | Background | Periselneris J, Brown JS. A clinical approach to respiratory disease in patients with hematological malignancy, with a focus on respiratory infection. Med Mycol. 2019 Jun 1;57(Supplement_3):S318-S327. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myy138. |
| ID | Term |
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| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001772 | Blood Cell Count |
| D007677 | Kidney Function Tests |
| ID | Term |
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| D002452 | Cell Count |
| D003584 | Cytological Techniques |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D006403 | Hematologic Tests |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D002468 | Cell Physiological Phenomena |
| D001790 | Blood Physiological Phenomena |
| D002943 | Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena |
| D003950 | Diagnostic Techniques, Urological |
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