6-Mercaptopurine-induced recurrent acute pancreatitis in children with acute lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 470-472

  Halalsheh, Hadeel ^a   Bazzeh, Faiha ^a   Alkayed, Khaldoun ^a   Salami, Khadra ^a   Madanat, Faris ^a  

^a KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

Author keywords

leukemia; lymphoma; mercaptopurine; pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISOLONE; TIOGUANINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERAMYLASEMIA; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ACUTE PANCREATITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84881474694     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318271c92f     Document Type: Article

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