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Study on Acute Leukemia in Iraqi Population | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-89 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saja J.AL Khaled J.AL Rubaiy; Najlaa Abd; Taghreid K Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Many children under 15 years of age and many adults more then 15 Years of age with acute leukemia registered and treated in Oncology Department attached to the AL-Yarmuk Teaching Hospital, Child Central Hospital and air force Hospital in Baghdad were enrolled in this study,as regards to their general characteristics and the type of acute leukemia. For comparison purposes, one year was chosen (2000), it was showed that the incidense with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children was 72.5 % , while the incidence with acute myelocytic leukemia in adults was 27.5% . During this year, 2000, male predominance was evident. The fraction of patiets living in urban areas was more than those of rural regions. The symptoms of leukemia patients were headache , vomiting,anemia and fever (38- 38.5 °C) for more than 2 weeks; fever pallor, spleen or liver were moderatley enlarged or hepatosplenomegaly; in addition to throat and mouth lesions | ||
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