Clinical characteristics and risk factors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with severe infection during maintenance treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection is the most common adverse event of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment and is also one of the main causes of death.

Methods

To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe infections during the maintenance phase of ALL treatment, we conducted a retrospective study.

Results

A total of 181 children were eligible and 46 patients (25.4%) suffered from 51 events of severe infection, most of which occurred in the first half year of the maintenance phase (52.9%). The most common infection was pulmonary infection (86.3%) followed by bloodstream infection (19.6%). The main symptoms of ALL patients with pulmonary infection were fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The main manifestations of computer tomography (CT) were gr

SUBMITTER: Yin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature