Cerebral aspergillus infection in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction therapy

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 236-238

  Prakash, Gaurav ^a   Thulkar, Sanjay ^a   Arava, Sudheer Kumar ^a   Bakhshi, Sameer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; central nervous system aspergillosis; fungal brain abscess; fungal pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISOLONE; SULPERAZON; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ASPERGILLOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOXIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84875459626     PISSN: 09715851     EISSN: 09752129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.107104     Document Type: Article

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