Inadvertent intrathecal administration of daunomycin resulting in fatality: Case report and therapeutic considerations
Background: Daunomycin is a chemotherapeutic agent of the anthracycline family that is administered intravenously, most commonly in combination therapy. The authors report the first known adult case of inadvertently administered daunomycin directly into the human central nervous system and the neuro...
Main Authors: | Sauson Soldozy, Anant Patel, Kurt Yaeger, Daniel Felbaum, Steven M. Spitz, Hasan R. Syed, M. Nathan Nair |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | eNeurologicalSci |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650220300769 |
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