ANALYSIS OF INDUCTION PHASE GLUCOCORTICOID USE ON ADRENAL SUPPRESSION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
Glucocorticoids play an important role in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, supraphysiological doses may cause suppression of the adrenal. Adrenal suppression resulting in reduced cortisol response may cause an inadequate host defence against infections, which remains a c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Airlangga
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Folia Medica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/FMI/article/view/5197 |