Oncologic emergencies II. Hematologic and infectious complications of cancer and cancer treatment.
Proper supportive care of the child with cancer is necessary to maximize the child's quality and length of life. This article discusses the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of the common hematologic and infectious complications of childhood cancer that the primary care physician must face.
D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D001792:Blood Platelets; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D007962:Leukocytes; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy; D065227:Transfusion Reaction