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Delia Russo

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Symptomatic hypoglycemia in children receiving oral purine analogues for treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2002

Background Antimetabolite-based continuation therapy is commonly used for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and hypoglycemia after prolonged fasting has been recently reported. We have found that spontaneous, symptomatic hypoglycemia (SH) may also occur in such patients. Procedure Between 1995 and 1999, patients treated according to the AIEOP-ALL-95 study received BFM-type intensive chemotherapy; mercaptopurine (6-MP) was given (60 mg/m2/days, orally for 14 days) during the second part of induction and during consolidation therapy (25 mg/m2/day, orally for 8 weeks); thioguanine (6-TG) was given during reinduction therapy with protocol II (60 mg/m2/day, orally for 14 days); contin…

Cancer ResearchChemotherapyVincristinemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.drug_classbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentHypoglycemiamedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyMercaptopurineAntimetaboliteSurgeryTioguanineOncologyAcute lymphocytic leukemiaInternal medicinePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthmedicinebusinessChildhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemiamedicine.drugMedical and Pediatric Oncology
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Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis

2005

The disease presentation of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (OMIM #263200, ARPKD) is highly variable and includes polycystic kidneys, pulmonary hypoplasia, and congenital hepatic fibrosis. The authors report an unusual case of ARPKD presenting with hepatosplenomegaly and cytopenia mimicking acute leukemia.

Liver CirrhosisMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPancytopeniaHepatosplenomegalyurologic and male genital diseasesPulmonary hypoplasiahemic and lymphatic diseasesmedicineHumanscytopeniaPolycystic Kidney Autosomal RecessivesplenomegalyCytopeniaAcute leukemiapolycystic kidney diseasebusiness.industryHematologymedicine.diseasePancytopeniaeye diseasesfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsAutosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney DiseaseOncologyDisease PresentationPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthCongenital hepatic fibrosismedicine.symptomTomography X-Ray ComputedbusinessHepatomegalyJournal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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