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KMID : 0367419770180020006
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1977 Volume.18 No. 2 p.6 ~ p.14
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Clinical and Hematological Studies of Leukemia in Children
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朴鍾茂/Park, C.M.
權會泰/劉載仲/Kwon, H.T./Yoo, J. J.
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Abstract
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A total of 35 cases of leukemia in children who were admitted at the Hanyang Universiiy
Hospital during the past two and half years from May 1972 to Oct. 1974 were analysed clinically and bematologically. Following could be summarized;
1. The Incidence of Leukemia was about 5per 1, 000 pediatric inpatient.
2. Common chief complaints in order of frequency were fever (34%), weakness (17%) bleeding tendency (14%), and pallor (14%),
3. Common objective signs were hepatomegaly (66%), splenomegaly (51%), lymphadenopathy (23%), and purpura (petechiae) (17016).
4. Hemogolobin Value below 4 gm% were found in 9 cases (26x), below 6 gm% in 15 cases
(43%), below 89m% in 23 cases (66%) where as above lOgm% in 5 cases (14%).
5. The Leukocyte counts were variable, but tendency of leukocytosis was found in 25 cases (72%), where as leukopenia was found in 25 cases (14%).
6. Platelet counts were decreased in 30 cases (85.7%), marked thrombocytopenia below 10, 000/mm³ were found in 4 cases (11%), but marked thrombocytosis were noticed in 2 cases (over 1
million and 5 millions).
7. Distribution of the cytological types was as follows: 32 patients with leukemia were acute type, among which Monoblastic, Monomyelogenous, Histiocytic, Lymphoblastic, and Reticulum cell Leukemia in order of frequency.
8. Sex distribution of Leukemia patients was quite differew, male patients were more prevalent being male to fetrale ratio 2.4 : 1.
9. Age distribution of Leukemia patients was variable, 02 years age group showed the highest morbidity (43%) with 6696, in up to 5 years old age.
10. Reviewing and comparing the reference on the studies of leukemia in children. The distribution of various cytological types were quite different from those of other reported datas.
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