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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Beck, O
• Martin, C
• Alt, F
• Wingerter, A
• Staatz, G
• Schinzel, H
• Faber, J

Titel

Massive pulmonary embolism in a young boy with T-cell leukaemia. Successful thrombolytic therapy by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA)

Ist Teil von

• Hämostaseologie, 2014, Vol.34 (3), p.233-236

Ort / Verlag

Germany

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious complication in association with malignant diseases. We describe the successful treatment of PE applying a systemic thrombolytic therapy in a 4-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) 0.1 mg/kg bodyweight per hour for six hours was continued for six days without important side effects. In particular no bleeding complications were observed. Computed tomography with contrast revealed a remarkable regression of the central PE. Without further delays the chemotherapy was resumed.