Avascular necrosis of femoral head in childhood acute myeloid leukemia: Complication of chemotherapy without steroids

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-309

  Ghosh, Jaya ^a   Manjunatha, Y C ^a   Thulkar, Sanjay ^a   Bakhshi, Sameer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALARIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE;

EID: 45549094788     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21559     Document Type: Letter

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