Aloe-induced hypokalemia in a patient with breast cancer during chemotherapy

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1445-1446

  Baretta, Z ^a   Ghiotto, C ^a   Marino, D ^a   Jirillo, A ^a  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CAPECITABINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; TRASTUZUMAB; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HAND FOOT SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALOE; BLOOD; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ALOE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 69449090246     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp324     Document Type: Letter

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