Acute Abdomen in Post-chemotherapy Acute Monoblastic Leukemia

Acute Abdomen in Post-chemotherapy Acute Monoblastic Leukemia

A neutropenic patient with an acute abdomen could confuse the medical doctor in the decision making of whether or not a surgical intervention is essential to resolve the medical problem. Here, we report a 62-yearold female with acute monoblastic leukemia that was complicated by neutropenic fever and...

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Main Authors: Shih-Yi Lee, Jian-Hong Lin, Chuan-Tsai Lai, Kuo-Song Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2007-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
abdominal pain
chemotherapy
gerontology
neutropenic enterocolitis
typhlitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700413

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