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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000328803 |