Successful treatment of disseminated cryptococcal infection in a pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient during induction

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Heath, Jessica L ^a   Yin, Dwight E ^a   Wechsler, Daniel S ^a   Turner, David A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cryptococcal; Leukemia; Meningitis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; MICAFUNGIN; OSELTAMIVIR; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISSEMINATED CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84860703891     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318236c502     Document Type: Article

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