Acute tumor lysis syndrome in high grade lymphoblastic lymphoma after a prolonged episode of fever.
Acute tumor lysis syndrome occurs in rapidly growing lymphoid malignancies, usually as a consequence of chemotherapy or corticosteroids. We present what appears to be the first reported case of tumor lysis occurring after a sustained episode of high fever of 42.0 degrees C in a patient with high grade lymphoblastic lymphoma and a high tumor burden.
Levin
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SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Staten Island, New York, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015275:Tumor Lysis Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*