Abstract

A three-year-old girl with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (M4) and right ocular involvement with proptosis and exophthalmos is presented and the effectiveness of the therapy consisting of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (daily 30 mg/kg for eight days and 20 mg/kg for seven days) combined with cytosine arabinoside is discussed.

Keywords: high-dose methylprednisolone, acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia, granulocytic sarcoma

How to cite

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Hiçsönmez G, Özsoylu Ş, Tuncer M, Erer B. High-dose intravenous methylprednisolone in the treatment of acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia with ocular involvement. Turk J Pediatr 1988; 30: 181-183. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1988.3891