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Early Steroid Therapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presented with Fever

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Methods: From January 1, 1989 to March 20, 2013, 28 patients diagnosed with ALL at Wonju Severance Christian hospital were selected. They were febrile but had no evidence of infection. Prednisone was given with antibiotics prior to chemotherapy to group 1, and antibiotics only to group 2. Age, sex, height, weight, initial complete blood cell count, blood chemistry, time to recover from febrile state, time to initiate remission induction therapy, period of remission induction therapy and time to complete remission were recorded.

Source: Imsang soa hyeoraek jong-yang/Imsang soa hyeol'aeg jong'yang/Clinical pediatric hematology-oncology

Authors: Hyun Jun Cho, Jae Won Choi, Hwang Min Kim

Institution: Yonsei University

Language: English

Topic: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

Subfield: Hematology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2120870012

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