Multivertebral tubercular spondylodiscitis with abscesses in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 664-666

  Das, Anirban ^a   Trehan, Amita ^a   Vyas, Sameer ^a   Srinivasan, Radhika ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CLOXACILLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; VINCRISTINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LETTER; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCYTOPENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; COMPLICATION; DISCITIS; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

ABSCESS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DISCITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 84907445546     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2014.935838     Document Type: Letter

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