| Statistical Observations of Eosinophilia in Infancy and Childhood |
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Chang Joo Cho, Ki Sub Chung, Kil Duk Chang, Ki Young Lee, Kyung Sook Park, Dong Sik Chin |
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Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea |
| 小兒期 好酸球增多症의 統計的 觀察 |
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害昌周, 鄭誤變, 張吉德, 李芮奪, 朴環被, 陳東植 |
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延世大學校 醫科大學 小兒科學敎室 |
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| Abstract |
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Eosinophilia of infancy and childhood were studied among in-patients of the Pediatric Department of Severance Hospital and World Vision Children’s Hospital from 1969 to 1670, 2000 in number. (1000 cases from both hospital)
The incidence of eosinophilia was 10. 2% of in-patients in both hospital and was highest between 7~ 12 years of age. Distribution of eosinophiles were 6〜15% in eosinophilia cases and mean percentage of eosinophile
was 1. 2% in in-patients excluding the eosinophilia cases. The etiological classification of the diseases associated with eosinophilia were variable but the outstanding causes was parasitic infestations(41.8%), allergic diseases(5. 3%) and 52. 9% of all cases of eosinophilia was unknown. Eosinophilia associated with parasitic infestation was of higher incidence at World Vision Children’s Hospital(51. 6%) than at Severance Hospital(27. 3%).
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