Temsirolimus therapy and small bowel perforation in a pediatric patient with Clostridium septicum bacteremia

Temsirolimus has been demonstrated to result in significant disease stabilization in children with high-grade glioma, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma. While mucositis has been reported as a common adverse effect of temsirolimus therapy in adult and pediatric patients, bowel perforation is an inf...

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Main Authors: Melissa Anne Herrin, Jill Carol Rubinstein, Emily Rachel Christison-Lagay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000755