Management of febrile neutropenia in solid organ malignancies following chemotherapy.

Background: Febrile neutropenia is a medical emergency and it requires immediate hospitalization for evaluation and administration of empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics. The present study was undertaken to analyze the infectious agents, choice of empiric antibiotics, and outcome in high-risk febrile neutropenia in the solid organ malignancies.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 92 high risk febrile neutropenic episodes were analyzed in 72 patients with solid organ malignancies.

L-asparginase induced pseudopancreatic cyst: a rare case report.

L-Asparginase is a frequently used drug in hematological malignancies. Various side effects associated with its use include hypersensitivity, hyperglycemia, hypercoaguability and acute pancreatitis. We describe a rare complication of pancreatic pseudocyst in a 12 year old boy of Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with MCP-841 protocol (during re-induction phase).