Article · Volume 3, Issue 2 · pp. 194–195
L-Asparginase induced cortical venous thrombosis in a patient with acute leukemia
Biswajit Dubashi1, Ankit Jain1
- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Abstract
l-Asparginase is used for remission induction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We describe a case of 16-year-old boy who developed cortical venous thrombosis following the administration of l-Asparginase.
Keywords: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; cortical venous thrombosis; l-Asparginase
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