A case of all-trans retinoic acid-induced myositis in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 399-401

  Chan, Kim Hoe ^a   Yuen, S L S ^b   Joshua, D ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; All trans retinoic acid; Myositis; Retinoic acid syndrome; Sweet's syndrome; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IDARUBICIN; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; STEROID;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEG SWELLING; MALE; MYOSITIS; PETECHIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; PURPURA; RASH; RETINOIC ACID SYNDROME;

ADULT; EXANTHEMA; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MYOSITIS; STEROIDS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 28944441670     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: 13652257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2005.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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