Spontaneous complete remission in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
A five-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with fever and tender lymphadenopathy. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL-L3). Because of infection she was given antibiotics and a blood transfusion. Her bone marrow was in remission after 15 days without chemotherapy. This case emphases the role of transfusion and/ or infection in obtaining complete remission without chemotherapy.
Yetgin
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Department of Pediatrics Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
Tuncer
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Güler
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Ozbek
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents