Idiopathic hyperammonemia after chemotherapy with vinorelbine, topotecan, and cisplatin in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia

Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 199-202

  Chen, Yu Hsien ^a   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a   Hsu, Yen Ning ^a   Liu, Chun Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CISPLATIN; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GEMCITABINE; LACTULOSE; MIDAZOLAM; MITOXANTRONE; NAVELBINE; PHENYTOIN; THIOTEPA; TOPOTECAN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NEUTROPENIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952023078     PISSN: 16583876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/1658-3876.2010.199     Document Type: Article

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