Catastrophic thromboembolism in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and hypereosinophilia

Haematologica. 2004 Apr;89(4):EIM01.

Authors

Eileen Williams¹, Steven C Smart, Ronald S Go

Affiliation

¹ Section of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Division of Internal Medicine, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA.

PMID: 15075104

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Asparaginase / adverse effects
Asparaginase / therapeutic use
Catastrophic Illness
Contraindications
Embolectomy
Eosinophilia / complications*
Humans
Male
Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
Thromboembolism / diagnosis
Thromboembolism / etiology*
Thromboembolism / therapy

Substances

Asparaginase