Retinoic acid syndrome: Pulmonary computed tomography (CT) findings

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 113-117

  Davis, Bernard A ^a   Cervi, Paul ^a   Amin, Zahir ^a   Moshi, Grace ^a   Shaw, Penny ^a   Porter, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All trans retinoic acid; Pneumothorax; Pulmonary computed tomography; Retinoic acid syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; RETINOIC ACID; TIOGUANINE;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PANCYTOPENIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOIC ACID SYNDROME;

EID: 0029841728     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199609054809     Document Type: Article

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