Early complications in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with hyperleukocytosis

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-15

  Lowe, Eric J ^a   Pui, Ching Hon ^a   Hancock, Michael L ^a   Geiger, Terrence L ^a   Khan, Raja B ^a   Sandlund, John T ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ALL; Complication; Cytoreduction; Hyperleukocytosis; Leukostasis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BICARBONATE; INFUSION FLUID; RASBURICASE; URATE OXIDASE; URICOZYME;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOSTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOSTASIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TENNESSEE;

EID: 20344387215     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20178     Document Type: Review

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