All issues > Volume 22(9); 1979

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1979;22(9):773-779. Published online September 15, 1979.

Clinical Study and Diagnostic Value of Monocytosis.

Kyo Sun Kim, Chee Ok Ahn, Kee Choon Kim, Kir Young Kim, Duk Jin Yun

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

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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