Development of large genital ulcer due to hydroxyurea treatment in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia and Behcet's disease

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1063-1065

  Karincaoglu, Yelda ^a   Kaya, Emin ^a   Esrefoglu, Muammer ^a   Aydogdu, Ismet ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's syndrome; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Hydroxyurea; Leukemia; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; COLCHICINE; HYDROXYUREA; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDICATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL ULCER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUCOSA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SPLENOMEGALY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; ULCER;

EID: 0346461015     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000067864     Document Type: Article

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