Fever in Chidhood Leukemia : 5 years study at Srinagarind Hospital

ABSTRACT

 Two hundred and thirty-six febrile episodes of one hundred and twenty leukemic patients seen at Department of Pediatrics,  Srinagarind Hospital , KhonKaen University during June 1984-May 1989 were studied. The age ranged from 7 months-14 years (mean 6.6 years).Male to female ratio was 1.51 .The majority of them was acute lymphoblastic leukemia (66%). One hundred and twenty-one episodes were associated with neutropenia (Absolute neutrophil count