Objective: The main objective was to study the disturbances of the Blood Count of
children hospitalized in the general pediatric of the Gabriel Touré teaching
hospital. Methods: This was a prospective and descriptive study
conducted from September 1 to November 30, 2018 in the general pediatrics
department of the Gabriel Touré teaching hospital in Bamako. Data were
collected on patient records using a survey sheet. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.
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