INCREASED BONE METABOLISM IN A PATIENT UNDERGOING LONG-TERM RHG-CSF TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC ACQUIRED NEUTROPENIA

Authors
WOERMANN UJ SCHENK R ZIMMERMANN A TOBLER A
Citation
Uj. Woermann et al., INCREASED BONE METABOLISM IN A PATIENT UNDERGOING LONG-TERM RHG-CSF TREATMENT FOR IDIOPATHIC ACQUIRED NEUTROPENIA, Annals of hematology, 66(5), 1993, pp. 267-268
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Annals of hematology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09395555
Volume
66
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
267 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-5555(1993)66:5<267:IBMIAP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) has been used mainly for treatment of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Th e reported side effects were of minor importance. We describe a case o f long-term treatment with rhG-CSF, in which we observed enhanced bone remodeling.