Clinical Studies on Purpura in Children.
- Author:
Hyo Duck KIM
1
;
Tai Ju HWANG
;
Jung Hi OH
Author Information
1. Department of pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Anemia;
Anemia, Aplastic;
Bleeding Time;
Child*;
Epistaxis;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Incidence;
Jeollanam-do;
Leukemia;
Male;
Platelet Count;
Purpura*;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch;
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic;
Sepsis
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1979;22(11):977-984
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The following results were obtained through the clinical review of 182 cases who were admitted with purpuric manifestation at the Pediatric Department of Chonnam National University Hospital during the four-year period, January 1975 through Decemver 1978. 1. The incidence was in the order of leukemia 50 cases(27.5%), sepsis 33 cases(18.1%), meningococcemia 33 cases(18.1%), allergic purpura 29 cases(15.9%), aplastic anemia 19 cases(10.5%) and I.T.P. 18 cases(9.9%). 2. By age distribution, 69.2% of the patients was less than 8 years of age. Male to Female ratio was 1.5:1. 3. The most common symptoms were purpura, fever, anemia and epistaxis. 4. In the laboratory findings; Platelet count was below 50,000/mm(3) in I.T.P.(66.7%), leukemia(68.0%), aplastic anemia(89.5%) but was above 150,000/mm(3) in allergic purpura(93.1%). Bleeding time was prolonged above 4min. in thrombocytopenic purpura but was within normal limits in non-thrombocytopenic purpura.
