Evaluation of non-malignant neutropenia in children at tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat

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Author Details : Upendra Chaudhari, Yesha Patel, Vivek Patel*, Arun Thesia, Priyal Shah

Volume : 7, Issue : 2, Year : 2024

Article Page : 65-71

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpns.2024.013

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Abstract

Introduction: Neutropenia is defined as absolute neutrophil count <1500cells> infectious episodes. A thorough infectious history of neutropenic patients is the initial step of the evaluation.
Aim & Objective: To enlist the causes and clinical features, to document various treatment modalities, and to assess the outcome of children with non-malignant neutropenia.
Materials and Methods: Hospital based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted for 20 months among 42 patients at Department of Pediatrics of tertiary care Hospital. Study was conducted from February 2021 to August 2022.
Result: Total 20 were males and 22 were females. Among the study participants, 36 were >2 years of age and 6 were <2> Conclusion: The current population of children in India is close to 1.41 billion and 10.2% of it suffering from neutropenia makes it an important health problem that needs to be thoroughly evaluated..
 
Keywords: Neutropenia, Non-Malignant, Granulopoiesis, Congenital neutropenia, Acquired neutropenia

How to cite : Chaudhari U , Patel Y , Patel V , Thesia A, Shah P , Evaluation of non-malignant neutropenia in children at tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat. J Paediatr Nurs Sci 2024;7(2):65-71

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