title: Toxic ingestion of 6-mercaptopurine by young siblings of pediatric oncology patients.
abstract: We report two cases of accidental ingestion of large quantities of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in siblings of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). These cases reinforce the need for thorough anticipatory guidance to families in order to prevent the incidence of potentially life-threatening accidental ingestions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lionel M L
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capra
authors.forename: Zina
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Levichek
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D035781:Siblings
chemical_list: D015122:Mercaptopurine