Hyperammonemia is a rare and serious complication of intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy. We report the case of a patient who developed profound idiopathic hyperammonemia following bone marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia. Despite rapid institution of hemodialysis, sodium benzoate,
Paranasal sinusitis following allogeneic bone marrow transplant
โ Scribed by Savage, D G; Taylor, P; Blackwell, J; Chen, F; Szydlo, R M; Rule, S A J; Spencer, A; Apperley, J F; Goldman, J M
- Book ID
- 110009962
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1188
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