title: The successful non-invasive management of pulmonary thromboembolism in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: In childhood, pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is an uncommonbut potentially life-threatening disease. The greater numbers of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are complications of underlying risk factors such as malignancies, chemotherapy (L-asparaginase), and central venous catheter. We report a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and PTE, who presented with near-syncope, and was successfully treated with low molecular weight heparin and calcium channel blockers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey. ikbalok@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ikbal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ok Bozkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Altındağ/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kanat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozisik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara Çocuk Sağlığı Hastalıkları Hemotoloji Onkoloji Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, 06110, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahattin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tunc
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
keywords: Children; Leukemia; Pulmonary embolism