TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute leukemia presenting as acute hepatitis without liver failure
AU - Rivet, Christine
AU - Leverger, Guy
AU - Jacquemin, Emmanuel
AU - Bernard, Olivier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
PY - 2014/11/8
Y1 - 2014/11/8
N2 - A diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic or myeloblastic leukemia was made in 6 children ages 4 to 14 years who presented with a clinicobiochemical picture of acute hepatitis without liver failure. Standard chemotherapy, including 1 week pretreatment with steroids in children with lymphoblastic leukemia, allowed complete remission of the leukemia and normalization of serum liver tests.
AB - A diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic or myeloblastic leukemia was made in 6 children ages 4 to 14 years who presented with a clinicobiochemical picture of acute hepatitis without liver failure. Standard chemotherapy, including 1 week pretreatment with steroids in children with lymphoblastic leukemia, allowed complete remission of the leukemia and normalization of serum liver tests.
KW - Acute hepatitis
KW - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
KW - Acute myeloblastic leukemia
KW - Chemotherapy
KW - Hemophagocytic syndrome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928279879&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000484
DO - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000484
M3 - Article
C2 - 25003374
AN - SCOPUS:84928279879
SN - 0277-2116
VL - 59
SP - 640
EP - 641
JO - Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
JF - Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
IS - 5
ER -