Development of cold agglutinin autoimmune hemolytic anemia during treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 397-399

  Teachey, David T ^a,b   Felix, Carolyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Hemolytic anemia; Immune cytopenias

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; COLD AGGLUTININ; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHILD; CLONAL VARIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOPENIA; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGGLUTININS; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOGLOBULINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044450727     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000174031.63108.eb     Document Type: Conference Paper

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