2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02136-3
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Concurrent diabetic ketoacidosis and pancreatitis in Paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving L-asparaginase

Abstract: Background Although hyperglycemia and pancreatitis are known side effects of L-asparaginase, both contributing to the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is unfamiliar in literature. Case presentation We report a case of an adolescent girl, recently diagnosed with ALL, who presented with pain in abdomen and breathing difficulty following chemotherapy with L-asparaginase. On subsequent evaluation, she was found to have high anion gap metaboli… Show more

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“…However, the usage of these drugs is often accompanied with undesired side effects such as abdomen pain, mood swings, depression, breathing difficulties, nausea and fatigue [ 56 ]. Hematological toxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity ototoxicity, hepatotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity are also noted following the use of chemotherapeutic agents [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. If the treatments with damnacanthal and nordamnacanthal have fewer health consequences than the drugs currently in use in the clinical setting, they have high potential to be established as anticancer drugs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the usage of these drugs is often accompanied with undesired side effects such as abdomen pain, mood swings, depression, breathing difficulties, nausea and fatigue [ 56 ]. Hematological toxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity ototoxicity, hepatotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity are also noted following the use of chemotherapeutic agents [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. If the treatments with damnacanthal and nordamnacanthal have fewer health consequences than the drugs currently in use in the clinical setting, they have high potential to be established as anticancer drugs.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Repaglinide did not raise transaminase levels in five patients with chronic viral hepatitis [31,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40].…”
Section: Pharmacological Interventionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The advantages of intensive therapy were larger the shorter the period of IDDM at the time of enrolment. a development are removed in the HbA1c range obtained by DCCT intensive therapy [19,20]. However, the change in risk over time differed dramatically across the treatment groups, with the risk in the standard group increasing over time in the trial while maintaining essentially.…”
Section: Pregnancy Effectmentioning
confidence: 99%