IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND THE USE OF PEG-ASPARAGINASE IN CHILDREN WITH LEUKEMIA?

Autor: Emine Yılmaz Orulluoğlu, Zühre Kaya, Merve Yazol, Büşra Topuz Turkcan, Serap Kirkiz Kayalı, Ülker Koçak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
Předmět:
Zdroj: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Vol 45, Iss , Pp S43-S44 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2531-1379
DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2023.09.077
Popis: We present two leukemic children who developed pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after using PEG-asparaginase.The first child, an eight-year-old boy, was diagnosed with T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The second child, a 6-year-old boy, was diagnosed with B-ALL.They developed PTE following induction phases of BFM protocol's.They were given PEG-asparaginase at a dose of 2500IU/m2. Heparin was succesfully used in both cases.Physician may consider prophylactic anticoagulants during induction.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals