Hydroxyurea therapy in paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome due to extramedullary haematopoiesis in thalassaemia: Improvement of clinical and haematological parameters

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 426-429

  Cianciulli, P ^a   Caravita Di Toritto, T ^a   Sorrentino, F ^a   Sergiacomi, L ^a   Massa, A ^b   Amadori, S ^a  

^a S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; BFU E; Extramedullary haematopoiesis; Hydroxyurea; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; ITALY; MALE; PARAPARESIS; POLYRADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033933315     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2000.9C165.x     Document Type: Article

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