Profound Hypoglycemia and High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis in a Pediatric Leukemic Patient Receiving 6-Mercaptopurine

• প্রধান লেখক: Molly O'Shea (Author), Alexis Kuhn (Author), Ana L. Creo (Author), Mira Kohorst (Author), Asmaa Ferdjallah (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: MDPI AG, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 13-year-old male undergoing maintenance chemotherapy with methotrexate and 6-mercaptopurine (6MP), for very high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), presented with vomiting due to severe hypoglycemia with metabolic acidosis. While his laboratory values were concerning for a critically...