Acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with tumor lysis syndrome in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

• Main Authors: Alessandra Macaluso (Author), Selene Genova (Author), Silvio Maringhini (Author), Giancarlo Coffaro (Author), Ottavio Ziino (Author), Paolo D'Angelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tumor lysis syndrome is a serious and dangerous complication usually associated with antiblastic treatment in some malignancies characterized by high cell turn-over. Mild or severe electrolyte abnormalities including high serum levels of uric acid, potassium, phosphorus, creatinine, bun and reductio...