Fatal Idiopathic Hyperammonemia after Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Idiopathic hyperammonemia is a rare but potentially fatal complication occurring in patients with acute leukemia or bone marrow transplantation. The role of some specific anticancer drugs may be discussed, but the etiology of hyperammonemia is often multifactorial. We report the case of a 40-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Christophe Angelo, Marie-Françoise Vincent, Mina Komuta, Philippe Hantson, Nicole Straetmans, Edwige Boulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3136074