Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Clinical Profile of Febrile Neutropenia in children with cancer

Amonkar Priyanka, Joshi Vaishali M.

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Introduction: Feile neutropenia is a known complication of childhood cancers. It is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. It also results in dose reduction and delays in chemotherapy which can have detrimental effects on the outcome of cancers. Objective:To determine the clinical profile of feile neutropenia in childhood cancer patients treated at a tertiary care hospital. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive study. All children diagnosed with malignancy and receiving treatment at Goa medical college and presenting with feile neutropenia were enrolled over a period of twelve months. Results and conclusions:Cough and  vomiting were themost common presenting features and most common infection was upper respiratory tract infection..Younger age group(<5 years ), female sex, and hematological malignancies were found to be more prone to develop feile neutropenia and may  be considered as predictors for increased risk of feile neutropenia.

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Amonkar Priyanka, Joshi Vaishali M., Clinical Profile of Febrile Neutropenia in children with cancer, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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