Extensive Calcinosis Cutis in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-109

  Tan, Audrey Wei Hsia ^a   Ng, H J ^b   Ang, P ^a   Goh, Y T ^b  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

B cell leukaemia; Hypercalcaemia; Metastatic calcification

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; OPIATE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELAPSE; SKIN CALCIFICATION;

EID: 1842762091     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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