L-asparaginase and steroids-associated hypertriglyceridemia successfully treated with plasmapheresis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Solano Páez, Palma ^a   Villegas, Jose Antonio ^a   Colomer, Isabel ^a   Gutierrez, Maria Dolores ^a   Fernandez Teijeiro, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; asparaginase; children; hypertriglyceridemia; plasmapheresis; steroids

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIRUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DECREASED APPETITE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME; HYPONATREMIA; MALAISE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEAKNESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASPARAGINASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 79954421318     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181faf7a1     Document Type: Article

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