Anandan, J.Upadhya, P.Babu, Vemuri MaheshBasu, D.Rangarajan, Vidhyalakshmi2024-09-242024-09-242023-05Anandan J., Upadhya P., Babu Vemuri Mahesh, Basu D., Rangarajan Vidhyalakshmi. Pulmonary infarct as a initial presentation of acute myeloid leukemia: a diagnostic difficulty. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2023 May; 11(5): 1851-18542320-60712320-6012https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/233277The incidence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is age dependent and increasing among the patient groups aged above 60 years. The overall presentations in a case of AML is due to marrow infiltration of leukemic cells which results in fever and chills due to neutropenia, bleeding due to thrombocytopenia, fatigue and weakness due to anemia. Incidence of venous thromboembolism is very rare in hematological malignancies. We describe a case of adolescent male presented with features of lung consolidation later found to be a pulmonary infarct and finally diagnosed to have acute leukemia (AL).Acute myeloid leukemiaPulmonary thromboembolismConsolidationPneumoniaPulmonary infarctionJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India