Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis onset during induction therapy for precursor b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 956-958

  Breakey, Vicky R ^a,b   Abdelhaleem, Mohammed ^b   Weitzman, Sheila ^a   Abla, Oussama ^a  

^a Department of Paediatric Medicine

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; DEXAMETHASONE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASPARAGINASE; BONE MARROW; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PRECURSOR B-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 59149085833     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181864ab9     Document Type: Article

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