Fatal Outcome
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Conidiobolomycosis in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

13 Dec 2009 Invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised children suffering from hematological malignancies have been a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In recent years fungi other than aspergillus and candida are gaining importance. These emerging ... Read more...

Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma.

13 Dec 2009 Malignant melanoma is rare in pediatrics, and therapies for patients with disseminated disease have not been well studied. This report describes our experience with the use of high-dose interleukin 2 (aldesleukin, IL-2) in a 2-year-old child with ... Read more...

Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity and nodal metastasis: Is the in-transit lymphatic system at risk?

13 Dec 2009 Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the extremity is not infrequently associated with regional node metastasis. Knowledge of lymphatic drainage of extremity RMSs is important to determine radiotherapy fields. In this report we describe two patients ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fatal Outcome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Conidiobolomycosis in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 13 Dec 2009
• Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma. 13 Dec 2009
• Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of the extremity and nodal metastasis: Is the in-transit lymphatic system at risk? 13 Dec 2009
• De novo germline TP53 mutation presenting with synchronous malignancies of the central nervous system. 13 Dec 2009
• Lymphocytic vasculitis involving the central nervous system occurs in patients with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease in the absence of Epstein-Barr virus infection. 29 Nov 2009
• Congenital aggressive variant of Langerhans cells histiocytosis with CD56+/E-Cadherin- phenotype. 29 Nov 2009
• Pediatric nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 29 Nov 2009
• Septic arthritis as the initial manifestation of fatal Vibrio vulnificus septicemia in a patient with thalassemia and iron overload. 29 Nov 2009
• Bevacizumab as therapy for radiation necrosis in four children with pontine gliomas. 13 Nov 2009
• Human rabies - Missouri, 2008. 4 Nov 2009
• Legacy and current understanding of the often-misunderstood Foix-Alajouanine syndrome. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• Histopathology of fatal respiratory distress caused by Plasmodium vivax malaria. 30 Oct 2009
• Death in a toddler following endosulfan ingestion. 30 Oct 2009
• A hemodynamic profile for consciousness during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 30 Oct 2009
• Green urine, but no infection. 29 Oct 2009
• Cronobacter species isolation in two infants - New Mexico, 2008. 28 Oct 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Central nervous system hemorrhage. 27 Oct 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. A swinging heart. 27 Oct 2009
• Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the orbit: case report. 25 Oct 2009
• Radiopathological characteristics of cerebellar malignant glioma in adults. 25 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Fatal Outcome'

Definition: Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.

Descriptor UI: D017809

Alternative terms: Fatal Outcome; Fatal Outcomes; Outcome, Fatal; Outcomes, Fatal;

Related Mesh Headings: Death;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.985.550.325; L01.280.975.550.325; N01.224.935.698.201; N06.850.505.400.975.550.325; N06.850.520.308.985.550.325;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: never IM; used only for individual fatalities: do not confuse with MORTALITY or /mortal, both epidemiological & statistical concepts, or with DEATH, a physiological process; do not use for animal toxicity studies ( = /toxicity); coordinate with specific disease or procedure with no qualifiers (IM); index CASE REPORTS [Publication Type]