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KMID : 0367419780190060017
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1978 Volume.19 No. 6 p.17 ~ p.22
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A Clinical Study on Prolonged Fever in Children
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朴正遠/Park, Jung Won
金英媛/朴鍾茂/Kim, Young Won/Park, Chong Moo
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Abstract
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48 children with prolonged fever who were admitted to the pediatric department of Hanyang University Hospital from May 1, 1972 to Dec. 31, 1975 were clinically analized and summarized as follows.
1) The children who were admitted with prolonged fever occupied 1.3% of total in-patients at same period.
2) The peak age incidence was between 4 and 6 years of age (31.2%).
3) The sex incidence revealed a mate predominance with the ratio of 1.8 : 1.
4) The peak seasonal incidence was in summer (39.6%)
5) Three patterns of fever v:ere observed: continuous type cases mitten type 17 (25.5%): and intermittent type 26(54.1%).
6) The chief comp´_aints on admission ere as follows: moderate to hi-l´ ´ever in case(100%); coughing in 20 (41.6%)´; headache in 12(25.0%) dyspnea in 15 consciousness in 9 abdominal pain in and c invu´.s_:,:i in
7) The final diagnoses as a cause of fever were as follow. Infections. accounted fors cases 1 .0,0~, ;nalig ant disorders 2 (4. 2~~´, collagen disorder and _nisce! aneous 6 cases _12.: o) remained undiagnosed at the conclusion of their h:~r=pit.=lizatien.
8) The efficacy of various diagnost;c tools were reviewed: routine exarnina*ion such as C J,,Urinalysis anal chest X-ray was he%J111 in making diagnosis for !-,case.,well rev ie. _c
history and physical findings were in bone marror: an.l 1) in :h nodz biopsS
in _100%´
9) The final results and prognosis on discharge wwcre as follow: cases rrere nuc:a
improved, 8 cases _16.6%D discharged ag,.inst advice Nvithout ir.tproven_nt. and :: case= ´o_, expired.
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