Acute leukemia in Jehovah's Witnesses: difficulties in its management
Gómez-Almaguer, D.; Ruiz-Argüelles, G.; Lozano de la Vega, A.; García-Guajardo, B.M.
Revista de Investigacion Clinica; Organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion 42(4): 317-320
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8376 PMID: 2091183 Document Number: 357259
The Witnesses of Jehovah is a religious community posing special problems because of their religions conviction which objects to transfusions of blood or blood products. Six patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (one adult and 5 children) are presented. We obtained permission for blood transfusion in four children without resorting to legal pressures which, on the hand, are non-existent in Mexico.