Severe Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Vegetative Instability and Neuropathy with 5-Fluorouracil Treatment – Pyrimidine Degradation Defect or Beriberi?

We present the case of a 19-year-old female with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, who received two courses of chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in combination with folic acid and cisplatin. Upon developing esophageal strictures in the course of her radiotherapy, she required total parenteral nutritio...

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Main Authors: Rosen, A., van Kuilenburg, A., Assmann, B., Kuhlen, M., Borkhardt, A.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: August 2011
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177792/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000328803
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