Avascular necrosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
β Scribed by SWENSON, B
- Book ID
- 123551015
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-4542
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Avascular necrosis of bone (AVNB) i s a known complication of systemic adrenocorticosteroid therapy, and one which is thought to be dose-related. However, despite the large amounts of prednisone which have been used in the standard treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), AVNB rarely has been
## Abstract Two children with bone marrow necrosis at diagnosis or at relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) had thrombotic complications 15 and 17 days after starting remission induction therapy including prednisone, vincristine, and Lβasparaginase. The close temporal relationship of these