Severe hyperleukocytosis and multifocal intracranial haemorrhage: Not always a fatal outcome

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-90

  Ruggiero, Antonio ^a   Attina G ^a   Piastra, M ^a   Maurizi, P ^a   Mastrangelo, S ^a   Pietrini, D ^a   Riccardi, R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Children; Craniectomy; Intracranial haemorrhage; Leukostasis

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 70350567853     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-009-0333-2     Document Type: Article

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