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,
Rehabilitation following bone marrow transplantation
โ Scribed by Theresa A. Gillis; Eileen S. Donovan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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