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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(10):1338-1345. Published online October 31, 1988.

Studies in Anemia of Infancy and Children During Hospitalization.

Tae Kyu Hame¹, Jeong Sam Jeon¹, Kyu Chul Choi¹, Yong Mook Choi¹, Chang Il Ahn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

Received: April 4, 1988;  Accepted: June 10, 1988.

Abstract

This investigational work-ups were studied in 303 cases of anemia including 45 cases of severe degree anemia retrospectively among total inpatients of 3387 in the Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital for recent two years form Mar. 1985 to Feb. 1987. The results were obtained as follows; 1) The orerall incidence of anemia among total inpatients(3387) was 8.9%(303 case). The incidence of severe anemia was 1.3%(45 cases). 2) Male to female ratio was 1.6:1, but it was same ratio as that of inpatients. The sex ratio of severe anemia was 1.1:1. The peak age distribution of anemia was in infancy(l month to 23 months) because of high incidence of iron deficiency anemia and anemia due to infection in this age group. The severe anemia occurred most frequently in late childhood(6 to 25 years) because of high incidence of leukemia and aplastic anemia in this age group. 4) The etiologies of anemia were infections, iron deficiency anemia and leukemia in decreasing order. The frequent causes of severe anemia were leukemia and iron deficiency anemia. 5) Mild anemia occurred twice higher in non-hematologic disease than hemato-oncologic diseases and in severe anemia, vice versa. 6) In the hemato-oncologic diseases, the incidence of mild anemia was high in iron deficiency anemia and neoplasm. Incidence of severe anemia was high in aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, leukemia in order. 7) The incidence of anemia among patient who were admitted hospital sharply decreased compar- ing this study with previous literature studied during years from 1973 to 1977 in Korea.

Keywords :Anemia Children Hospitalization