Bilateral osteonecrosis of the head of the femur during treatment with retinoic acid in a young patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-253

  Sakakura, Miho ^a,b   Nishii, Kazuhiro ^a   Usui, Eiji ^a   Monma, Fumihiko ^a   Tsukada, Tetsuya ^b   Shiku, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Takeuchi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

APL; ATRA syndrome; Osteonecrosis; Retinoic acid; Steroid; t(15; 17)

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; RETINOIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; TRETINOIN;

EID: 33745943483     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.E0515     Document Type: Review

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