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Published online March 27, 2017

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Is N-acetylcysteine infusion an effective treatment option in L-asparaginase associated hepatotoxicity?

Zeynep Canan Özdemir1, Ayşe Bozkurt Turhan1, Makbule Eren2, Özcan Bor1

1Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.

2Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.

Correspondence to : Zeynep Canan Özdemir. Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Meşelik Kampüs, Osmangazi, 26480 Merkez/Eskişehir, Turkey. efecanan@yahoo.com

Received: April 26, 2016; Revised: April 30, 2016; Accepted: May 31, 2016

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Letter to the Editor

Blood Res 2017; 52(1): 69-71

Published online March 27, 2017 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2017.52.1.69

Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.

Is N-acetylcysteine infusion an effective treatment option in L-asparaginase associated hepatotoxicity?

Zeynep Canan Özdemir1, Ayşe Bozkurt Turhan1, Makbule Eren2, Özcan Bor1

1Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey.

2Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.

Correspondence to: Zeynep Canan Özdemir. Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Meşelik Kampüs, Osmangazi, 26480 Merkez/Eskişehir, Turkey. efecanan@yahoo.com

Received: April 26, 2016; Revised: April 30, 2016; Accepted: May 31, 2016

    Fig 1.

    Figure 1.

    Abdominal computed tomography showed a hepatomegaly and hepatosteatosis.

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    Figure 2.

    Therapeutic agents used and changes in AST, ALT and ALP.

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