Leukopheresis for profound hyperleukocytosis

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-31

  Chekol, Seble S ^a   Bhatnagar, Bhavana ^a   Gojo, Ivana ^a   Hess, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood cell removal; Blood viscosity; CML; Leukostasis; White cell apheresis

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; SPLENOMEGALY; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BLAST CRISIS; HUMANS; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOGENOUS, CHRONIC, BCR-ABL POSITIVE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE;

EID: 84857452526     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.10.022     Document Type: Article

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