Transient spontaneous remission after tumor lysis syndrome triggered by a severe pulmonary infection in an adolescent boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-79

  Chen, Rong Long ^a   Chuang, Shih Sung ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; MEROPENEM; RASBURICASE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

EID: 59449108599     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31818ab30c     Document Type: Letter

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