Acute lymphocytic leukemia with eosinophilia: Two case reports and a literature review

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1045-1050

  Wilson, Floranne ^a   Tefferi, Ayalew ^a,b  

^a Rochester Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Eosinophils; Literature review; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARENINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; IMATINIB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EOSINOPHILIA; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; EOSINOPHILIA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, PRE-B-CELL; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 22144485985     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190500085537     Document Type: Article

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