Severe hypomagnesaemia with tetany following ESHAP protocol
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Severe hypomagnesaemia with tetany following ESHAP protocol
BACKGROUND: One patient with B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma developed severe hypomagnesaemia and tetany 15 days after the first course of treatment with ESHAP protocol. This prompted a careful look at the incidence and severity of hypomagnesaemia during treatment with this combination chemotherapy. METHOD: This patient and two further patients having the same treatment were monitored for hypomag...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Hematology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 2052-1839
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2326-2-1