L-asparaginaseinduced pancreatitis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Is allopurinol protective

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 496-501

  Muwakkit, Samar ^a   Saab, Raya ^a   Yazbeck, Nadine ^a   Samia, Loma ^a   Abboud, Miguel R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMYLASE; ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; PANCREAS ENZYME; PREDNISONE; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VINCRISTINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; DECREASED APPETITE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREATITIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PLEURA FLUID; PSEUDOCYST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ANTAGONISM;

ALLOPURINOL; ASPARAGINASE; CHILD; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 77956161534     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2010.489935     Document Type: Letter

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