[Latex occupational asthma in the production of chewing gum. A case report].
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The present report deals with the case of an eleven-years-old child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who showed blastic crises, leukostasis and cerebral hemorrhage. The pathogenesis of these complications is analyzed and some therapeutic rules are outlined.
A case of giant hemangiolymphangioma of abdominal cavity is reported. It showed severe bleeding from consumption coagulopathy and secondary fibrinolysis. (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome). A review is made of the production mechanism of coagulation abnormalities that may accompany vascular neoplasias, the usefulness of anticoagulants and the selective treatment in this type of disease.
Twenty-two children who filled the criteria established for thrombocytopenic purpura chronic idiopathic, were reviewed for this study. The greatest incidence of the disease showed up between 10 to 14 years of age and there were no differences as to sex. Hemorrhagic manifestations were insidious, but all cases shewed petechiae, ecchymoses and epistaxes. There yere no cases of central nervous system hemorrhage or deaths. Splenectomy was practiced to 15 patients with evolution greater than 6 months. Full remission was obtained in 80% of the cases, which is one of the highest reported. Patients showing a platelet count above 100.000 x mm3 on the first postoperative day went into remission; therefore, we con