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Hodgkin's disease and hypothermia: case report and review of the literature

Description : We report the development of hypothermia following induction chemotherapy in a patient with stage IV Hodgkin's disease, fever, and hypotension. A link between hypothermia, hypotension, and sensory neuropathy is possible. Acute autonomic neuropathy is the suggested cause.
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Remission Induction , Recurrence , Male , Hypothermia , Humans , Hodgkin Disease , Fatal Outcome , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols , Adult , Hodgkin's disease , hypothermia , autonomic neuropathy
Publisher(s) : New York Springer-verlag
Contributor(s) : UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc , UCL - MD/FSIO - Département de physiologie et pharmacologie , UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
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Publication Date(s) : 2002-01-01