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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1964;7(1):18-24. Published online June 30, 1964.

A Case of child Hodgkin’s disease in 4years and 8 months old boy

Kir Young Kim¹, Kook Hoon KO¹

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

Abstract

This is a report of child Hodgkin’s disease which may be the first case in Korean literature as a you ngest patient. The patient is 4 years and 8 months old boy who was first seen with symptoms and signs of anorexia, loss of weight* relatively period of high fever (pelEbstein type), anemia, painless swelling on inguinal and cervical region and palpable intraabdominl mass which were begun to notice about 10 months prior to this admission. Diagnosis could be made by microscopic examination of right sided biopsied cervical lymphnode. He was treated with conventional therapy, radiation and chemotherapy. Discharged with improvment after 65 days admission.

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