Successful reintroduction of methotrexate after acute pneumonitis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Fehr, Thomas ^a   Jacky, E ^b   Bachli E B ^b  

^a KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Computed tomography; Methotrexate; Pnemonitis; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; REMISSION;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PREDNISONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038014023     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-002-0589-6     Document Type: Article

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