Abstract
A man with acute myelocytic leukemia was induced into complete remission after a single injection of L-asparaginase 1,000 international units/kg body weight. Nausea, vomiting, fever, weight loss, muscle wasting, hepatic impairment, pancreatitis, hypoinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, fibrinogenopenia, hypocholesterolemia, malabsorption syndrome, and acute brain dysfunctional syndrome developed. These phenomena of L-asparaginase toxicity can be interpreted as induced asparagine deficiency. A "rescue" infusion of L-asparagine was attempted. After relapse eight months later, the patient again attained remission from L-asparaginase.
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