Clinical Study and Diagnostic Value of Monocytosis. |
Kyo Sun Kim, Chee Ok Ahn, Kee Choon Kim, Kir Young Kim, Duk Jin Yun |
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. |
단핵구증 다증의 임상적 고찰 및 진단적 가치 |
김교순, 안치옥, 김기춘, 김길영, 윤덕진 |
연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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Abstract |
The usefullness of monocytosis in routine CMC as an aid in diagnosis of several diseases was evaluated in infancy and children. 234 cases in which the absolute count was more than 750 mono cyte per cubic millimeter were the subject of this study. The following results were obtained; 1) 234 cases (2.9%) of total 8069 patients from Oct. 1977 to Aug. 1978 showed monocytosis. 2) monocytosis was found in infectious diseases, hematologic disorders and malignant diseases. Most common cause of absolue monocytosis was infectious diseases(73%). 3) The 171 cases in infectious diseases group included congenital syphilis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, bacterial meningitis, bacillary dysentery, etc. And weconcluded that the monocytosis is useful as an aid in diagnosing several disease. |
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