Cerebral venous thrombosis occurring during oxymetholone therapy

Oxymetholone, an androgen analogue, is widely used in the treatment of Fanconi aplastic anemia (FAA). Androgen is known to cause cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). A 9-year-old girl under monitoring with a diagnosis of FAA presented to our hospital with severe headache. She had been receiving oxymeth...

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Main Authors: Gokce Pinar Reis, Aysenur Bahadir, Erol Erduran, Tulay Kamasak, Ilker Eyuboglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of TURAZ AKADEMI 2017-09-01
Series:Medicine Science
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=248394