Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with Tumour Lysis Syndrome in Leukemia

Acute tumour lysis syndrome (ATLS) developed in two patients with acute myelogenous leukemia soon after they were treated with cytosine arabinoside. The patients also developed respiratory distress requiring intubation. Autopsy and clinical findings demonstrated the presence of acute respiratory dis...

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Main Authors: Chaim M Bell, Thomas E Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/947060