Prevention of High-Dose Cytosine Arabinoside-Induced Acute Pericarditis with Preemptive Dexamethasone Administration: A Case Report and Literature Review
Pericarditis/pericardial effusion (PC/PEEF) is a rare but fatal complication of cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C). We report an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient who developed massive pericardial effusion after a second Ara-C exposure. As Ara-C was most beneficial in controlling the leukemia, she was...
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Main Authors: | Weerapat Owattanapanich, Theera Ruchutrakool |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4726451 |
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