Lumbar Puncture with All and Thrombocytopenia

Abstract

The potential association of neurologic, infectious, or hemorrhagic complications with lumbar puncture (LP) during remission induction or consolidation treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with thrombocytopenia was determined at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.

Keywords

• lumbar puncture
• acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• hydrocortisone