Hodgkin's disease and hypothermia: case report and review of the literature.
We report the development of hypothermia following induction chemotherapy in a patient with stage IV Hodgkin's disease, fever, and hypotension. A link between hypothermia, hypotension, and sensory neuropathy is possible. Acute autonomic neuropathy is the suggested cause.
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Service d'Hématologie, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgium. ferrant@sang.ucl.ac.be
Lebacq
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Michaux
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Ferrant
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction