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KMID : 0367419770180120034
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1977 Volume.18 No. 12 p.34 ~ p.38
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Statistical Observation on Eosinophilia in Children
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高玉貞/Koh, Ok Jung
玄瑀/吳義淑/孫槿贊/Hyun, Woo/Oh, E Sook/Sohn, Keun Chan
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Abstract
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A statistical study on eosinophilia was performed on in-patients and out-patients of the pediatric department of National Medical Center, during -the five years, from Sept. 1969 to Aug. 1974.
A total of 4,131 cases was included and among these, 3,008 cases were from in-patients and 1,123 cases were from out-patients.
The following results were obtained.
1) The incidence of eosinophilia was 11.9% (493 cases out of 4,131) and in 8096 of the cases with eosinophilia, the percentage of eosinophiles was in the range of 6^10% of the white blood cell count. The mean percentage of eosinophiles in the cases without eosinophilia was 1. 196.
2) The highest age incidence of eosinophilia was between the ages of 6 to 12 years, which accounted for about 14.1% of the total eosinophilia cases.
3) The etiologic classification of the diseases associated with eosinophilia showed variable pattern but the outstanding causes were parasitic infestation(25%) and allergic diseases(8.0%).
4) The main causative parasitic infestations were as the followings.
a) Trichiuris trichiuria 45.2%
b) Ascaris lumbricoides 21.4%
c) Trichhuris trichiuria and ascaris 21.4%
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