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Pediatr Hematol Oncol · Jul 2003
Letter Case ReportsInadvertent intramuscular administration of vincristine: lack of untoward effects without any treatment except administration of hot compresses.
- Lale Olcay and Tunç Safak.
- Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Jul 1; 20 (5): 427-8.
AbstractA seven-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia received vincristine sulphate 1 mg, 1 ml intramuscularly, into his glutea, inadvertently, in the local hospital. The mother, applied hot compresses for 16 hours, starting 6.5 hours after the injection. Then, she told, the slight pain and the reddened area which developed around the injection site disappeared completely and he turned back to his daily activities. His physical examination, 2 weeks after the injection and during his follow-up revealed no abnormality.
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