Hydroxyurea-induced fever in cervical carcinoma: Case report and review of the literature

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 245-248

  Cheung, Alan Y C ^a,b   Browne, Barry ^a   Capen, Charles ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Drug fever; Hydroxyurea

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032929907     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07357909909040592     Document Type: Article

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