We report the case of a 52-year-old woman who developed neurological manifestations secondary to severe hypophosphatemia during hematopoietic reconstitution after induction for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A high cellular uptake of phosphate may be seen in situations with a rapid cell proliferation such as hematopoietic reconstitution, and phosphatemia should be carefully monitored in such situations.
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