ACUTE FIBRINOUS AND ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS AND UNDERLYING ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a rare histologic variant of acute lung injury. Its clinical features, sequelae, and management are not well described. The patient presented is unique in that he had co-existing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and underlying acute myeloid leukemia (AML).