Cerebral edema and priapism in an adolescent with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 110-112

  Choo Kang, Lee R ^a   Jones, Dianne M ^b   Fehr, James J ^b   Eskenazi, Allen E ^b   Toretsky, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Leukemia; Priapism

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; PRIAPISM;

EID: 0032949299     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199904000-00009     Document Type: Article

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