Study on acute leukemia in Iraqi population
Joint Authors
al-Khalidi, Saja J.
Muhammad, Taghrid K.
Abd, Najla
al-Rubaiy, Khiled J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 46, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2005), pp.86-89, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science
Publication Date
2005-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
بعض الأطفال دون سن 15 سنة و بعض البالغين فوق سن 15 سنو الذين يعانون من ابيضاض الدم الحاد و الذين سجلوا و عولجوا في قسم الأمراض الخبيثة في مستشفى الأطفال المركزي و مستشفى اليرموك التعليمي و مستشفى القوة الجوية و مستشفى المنصور للأطفال / دائرة مدينة صدام الطبية في بغداد قد سجلوا في البحث من الصفات العامة و ابيضاض الدم الحاد.
لأغراض المقارنة، تم اختيار سنة 2000، ظهر أن 72.5 % من الأطفال المصابين بالليوكيميا هو من نوع ابيضاض الدم الليمفاوي الحاد بينما ظهر 27.5 % من البالغين المصابين بالليوكيميا هو من نوع ابيضاض الدم الحاد، و ظهر الأعراض المرضية هو ارتفاع درجة حرارة الجسم (38.5-38) م و تستمر لأكثر من 2 أسبوع دون انخفاض، و شحوبا واضحا فضلا عن تقرحات الفم و البلعوم.
Abstract EN
Many children under 15 years of age and many adults more then 15 Years of age with acute leukemia registered and treated in Oncology Department attached to the Al-Yarmuk Teaching Hospital, Child Centra! Hospital and air force Hospital in Baghdad were enrolled in this study, as regards to their general characteristics and the type of acute leukemia.
For comparison purposes, one year was chosen (2000), it was showed that the incidence with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children was 72.5%, while the incidence with acute myelocytic leukemia in adults was 27.5%.
During this year, 2000, male predominance was evident.
The fraction of patients living in urban areas was more than those of rural regions.
The symptoms of leukemia patients were headache, vomiting, anemia, and fever (38-38.5°C) for more than 2 weeks; fever pallor; spleen or liver were moderately enlarged or hepatosplenomegaly; in addition to throat and mouth lesions.
Most children and adults also had thrombocytopenia, leucopenia and high rate of erythrocyte sedimentation rate; the frequency and genera: characteristic of acute leukemia in this study were compared to these reported else where.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Taghrid K.& Abd, Najla& al-Khalidi, Saja J.& al-Rubaiy, Khiled J.. 2005. Study on acute leukemia in Iraqi population. Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 46, no. 1, pp.86-89.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Taghrid K.…[et al.]. Study on acute leukemia in Iraqi population. Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 46, no. 1 (2005), pp.86-89.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Taghrid K.& Abd, Najla& al-Khalidi, Saja J.& al-Rubaiy, Khiled J.. Study on acute leukemia in Iraqi population. Iraqi Journal of Science. 2005. Vol. 46, no. 1, pp.86-89.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-362120
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 89
Record ID
BIM-362120