Fever attributed to the use of hydroxyurea

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 110-113

  In 'T Veld, B A ^a,b   Slappendel, A M ^a,b   Feenstra, J ^a,b   Veen, C ^c   Van Aken, J ^d   Runhaar, E A ^e   Stricker, B H Ch ^a,b  

^a Drug Safety Unit   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Zuiderziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^d GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Drug fever; Essential thrombocythaemia; Hydroxyurea; Immunological reaction

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG FEVER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; MALE; RECURRENCE; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0030868248     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(97)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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