Spontaneous remission of acute monocytic leukemia after infection with Clostridium septicum

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 386-389

  Al Tawfiq, J A ^a   Al Khatti, A A ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acute monocytic leukemia; Clostridium septicum; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE MONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LEUKEMIA, MONOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 34548478562     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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