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Hepatic iron overload, a possible consequence of treatment with imatinib mesylate: a case report

Imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor has revolutionized the therapy of Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia. Side effects of imatinib include grade 1-4 hepatotoxicity in a subset of patients. We report the case of a 46-year-old male with chronic myeloid leukemia, who developed...

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Autores principales: Maiti, Baidehi, Setrakian, Sebouh, Daw, Hamed A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-7526