Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Chief Complaint
- Cough for 1 month, weight loss (8kg)
- Definitive Diagnosis
- Engraftment syndrome
- Past History
- Primary myelofibrosis
- Reviewy
- PERDS (peri-engraftment respiratory distress syndrome)
Occur during the engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells and neutrophil recovery
Diffuse capillary leak, cutaneous rash, and fever
Pathogenesis, not completely understood
Release of proinflammatory cytokines
Within 5 days of engraftment, or 7?21 days after transplant
Image finding
Thickening of the interlobular septa
Associated with bilateral ground-glass opacities
Perihilar or peribronchial consolidation
Pleural effusion
→ Indistinguishable from that of pulmonary edema
Absence of cardiac enlargement
Absence of other clinical findings of pulmonary edema
Presence of a skin rash and fever
Prognosis generally good
Spontaneously or respond promptly to steroid treatment
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