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Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis following L-AsparaginasePrednisone Therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Joint Authors
Flores-Caballero, Miguel Ángel
Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, René
Quintanilla-Flores, Dania Lizet
González-González, José Gerardo
Tamez-Pérez, Héctor Eloy
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis are unusual adverse events following chemotherapy based on L-asparaginase and prednisone as support treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
We present the case of a 16-year-old Hispanic male patient, in remission induction therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia on treatment with mitoxantrone, vincristine, prednisone, and L-asparaginase.
He was hospitalized complaining of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Hyperglycemia, acidosis, ketonuria, low bicarbonate levels, hyperamylasemia, and hyperlipasemia were documented, and the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis was made.
Because of uncertainty of the additional diagnosis of acute pancreatitis as the cause of abdominal pain, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography was performed resulting in a Balthazar C pancreatitis classification.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Quintanilla-Flores, Dania Lizet& Flores-Caballero, Miguel Ángel& Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, René& Tamez-Pérez, Héctor Eloy& González-González, José Gerardo. 2014. Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis following L-AsparaginasePrednisone Therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448831
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Quintanilla-Flores, Dania Lizet…[et al.]. Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis following L-AsparaginasePrednisone Therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448831
American Medical Association (AMA)
Quintanilla-Flores, Dania Lizet& Flores-Caballero, Miguel Ángel& Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, René& Tamez-Pérez, Héctor Eloy& González-González, José Gerardo. Acute Pancreatitis and Diabetic Ketoacidosis following L-AsparaginasePrednisone Therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448831
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448831