Etoposide in the treatment of six childr
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Viana, Marcos Borato ;Oliveira, Benigna Maria ;Silva, Celia Maria ;Leite, Virgin
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Article
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1991
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Six children received etoposide as the single agent for treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH; histiocytosis X). Five were less than 2 years old at diagnosis. All had multiorgan involvement; one had liver and pulmonary dysfunction. Two infants also had clinical signs of immune deficiency.