L-asparaginase induced intracranial haemorrhage in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-78

  Lim, H L ^a   Teo, C P ^c   Wong, K ^b   Kueh, Y K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Hypofibrinogenemia; Intracranial haemorrhage; L asparaginase

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; MANNITOL; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASPARAGINASE; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L2; MALE;

EID: 0031920175     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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