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leukostasis

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leukostasis,
increased blood viscosity and tendency to clotting, seen in leukemia that is accompanied by hyperleukocytosis.
leukostasis 
increased blood viscosity and tendency to clotting, seen in leukemia that is accompanied by hyperleukocytosis.
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Complement (C5a) induced granulocyte aggregation in vitro: a possible mechanism of complement mediated leukostasis and leukopenia.
Role of leucocytes in microvascular malperfusion in reperfused acute ... by Sezer, Murat; Umman, Sabahattin / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
In contrast, leukostasis due to a nonmalignant extreme leukocytosis is less common, since leukocytes maintain normal size and adhesion characteristics.
Correspondence by Southern Medical Journal
[1,2] Theoretically, immune complexes are formed and circulate, and on entering the pulmonary vascular bed stimulate the release of vasoactive substances that cause the leakage of fluid into alveolar spaces, activation of complement, leukostasis, and activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs).
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury Secondary to Biologically ... by Lenahan, Susan E.; Domen, Ronald E.; Silliman, Christopher C.; Kingsley, Charles P.; Romano, Paula J / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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