L-ASPARAGINASE INDUCED HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA: A CASE REPORT
Anticancer therapy is always known to cause various side effects. L-asparaginase used in the treatment of adult T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is anovel class of drug, an enzyme produced from plants as well as microorganisms except human. It is known to cause various adverse reactions including life-...
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| Published in: | Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 11 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-05-2017
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| Summary: | Anticancer therapy is always known to cause various side effects. L-asparaginase used in the treatment of adult T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia is anovel class of drug, an enzyme produced from plants as well as microorganisms except human. It is known to cause various adverse reactions including life-threatening neurological complications and thrombotic disorders. Hence, we report a case of hypofibrinogenemia associated with L-asparaginase in a patient treated for T-cell adult lymphoblastic leukemia.Keywords: L-asparaginase, Hypofibrinogenemia, Adverse effect, Leukemia. |
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| ISSN: | 0974-2441 0974-2441 |
| DOI: | 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.17320 |