Thalidomide-induced phrenic nerve paralysis

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 342-344

  Eswedi, Abdulhakim ^a   Burnside, Philip ^b   Morris, Treen C M ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORTEZOMIB; CLODRONIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; LENALIDOMIDE; MELPHALAN; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN TINGLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 76349089566     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428190903486196     Document Type: Letter

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