Malnutrition in a child with T-cell ALL leading to superior mesenteric artery syndrome and Wernicke's encephalopathy

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Sep;69(9):e29651. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29651. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Authors

Harini R Rao^{1

2}, Mary A Barron¹, Asthik Biswas^{3

4}, Helen M Branson^{3

4}, Gregory D Mitton^{3

4}, Ahmed Naqvi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 35441467
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29651

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain
Child
Humans
Malnutrition* / complications
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome* / complications
T-Lymphocytes
Thiamine
Wernicke Encephalopathy* / etiology

Substances

Thiamine