title: [Acute leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses: difficulties in its management].
abstract: The Witnesses of Jehovah is a religious community posing special problems because of their religions conviction which objects to transfusions of blood or blood products. Six patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (one adult and 5 children) are presented. We obtained permission for blood transfusion in four children without resorting to legal pressures which, on the hand, are non-existent in Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario, Dr. José E. González, UANL, Monterrey, N.L.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez-Almaguer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Argüelles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano de la Vega
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: García-Guajardo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002835:Christianity; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
vernacular_title: Leucemia aguda en Testigos de Jehová: dificultades en su manejo.