Practical recommendations for the management of children with Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (BL) in a resource limited setting

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 357-362

  Hesseling, Peter ^a   Israels, Trijn ^b   Harif, Mhamed ^c   Chantada, Guillermo ^d   Molyneux, Elizabeth ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Hematology and Pediatric Oncology Department   (Morocco)

^d HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Africa; Burkitt lymphoma; Limited resources; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALLOPURINOL; AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NYSTATIN; ONDANSETRON; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RAPID TEST; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALNUTRITION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; PARENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; STUNTING; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME; URINALYSIS;

BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS;

EID: 84872476036     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24407     Document Type: Article

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