Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 419-423 , May 2008

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Leukemic Infiltration of the Lung

  • Yao-Kuang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Chih Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiu-Feng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Chi Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chung-Chi Huang, Division of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Huang Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 28 August 2006 ,Revised 3 May 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(08)60108-4

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60108-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 419-423 , May 2008

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