%0 Journal Article
%T Blood Count Characteristics of Children Hospitalized in General Pediatrics at the Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital
%A Pierre Togo
%A Abdoul Karim Doumbia
%A Oumar Coulibaly
%A Abdoul Aziz Diakit¨¦
%A Moussa Temb¨¦ly
%A Adama Demb¨¦l¨¦
%A Hawa Gouro Diall
%A Mohamed Elmouloud Ciss¨¦
%A Fousseyni Traor¨¦
%A Belco Ma£¿ga
%A Karamoko Sacko
%A Dj¨¦n¨¦ba Konat¨¦
%A Ibrahim Ahamadou
%A Fatoumata L¨¦onie Diakit¨¦
%A Lala N¡¯Drainy Sidib¨¦
%A Gu¨¦diouma Demb¨¦l¨¦
%A Oumou Kon¨¦
%A Amadou Tour¨¦
%A Yacouba Aba Coulibaly
%A Leyla Bagna Ma£¿ga
%A Aminata Doumbia
%A Hawa Konar¨¦
%A Kalirou Traor¨¦
%A Souleymane Sagara
%A Tati Simaga
%A Fatoumata Dicko
%A Mariam Sylla
%A Boubacar Togo
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 543-552
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2023.134061
%X <strong>Objective:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The main objective was to study the disturbances of the Blood Count of
children hospitalized in the general pediatric of the Gabriel Tour¨¦ teaching
hospital. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was a prospective and descriptive study
conducted from September 1 to November 30, 2018 in the general pediatrics
department of the Gabriel Tour¨¦ teaching hospital in Bamako. Data were
collected on patient records using a survey sheet. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> We collected
512 files of children out of 1030 admissions during the study period; the rate
of completion of the blood count is 50%. The male sex was predominant with a
sex ratio of 1.3. The majority of patients were under 5 years old (58%). The
majority of fathers (56%) and mothers (64%) of children had no education; they
are mainly farmers (61%) and housewives (88%). Pallor was the reason for
consultation in 29% of patients and present in 60%. On blood count, anemia was
present in 92% of patients, half of whom (50%) had severe anemia with a
hemoglobin level below 7 g/dL. The anemia was mainly microcytic (72%) and
hypochromic (66%). Hyperleukocytosis (62%), eosinophilia (68%) and basophilia
(58%) were the abnormalities observed in the white line. Thrombocytopenia
accounted for 40%. Severe malaria (53%) was the main discharge diagnosis and
almost all patients (99%) were alive at discharge.</span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Conclusion:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The characteristics
of anemia require a study of the complete blood count in healthy children with
dosage of serum iron and ferritin for a better understanding of the phenomenon.</span></span></span></span>
%K Characteristic
%K Blood Count
%K Child
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