Illnesses associated with extreme elevation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in children. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1980 Mar;19(3):175-8
Date
03/01/1980Pubmed ID
7357772DOI
10.1177/000992288001900303Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0018879136 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
The laboratory and hospital records were reviewed for the 156 children seen at Milwaukee Children's Hospital over a thirty-one month period with erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR) greater than or equal to 100 mm/hr. Fifty-five per cent of the children had an underlying infectious disease, 25 per cent had a collagen or renal disease, 13 per cent had neoplasms, and 6 per cent had miscellaneous disease processes. Patients with infectious diseases and high ESRs were significantly younger, significantly more febrile, and had higher leukocyte and absolute band counts than did patients in the other groups. Patients with malignancy had significantly lower hemoglobin levels, leukocyite and absolute PMN counts. Some patients did die during the 30-month study period but not during the particular hospitalization in which the ESR was obtained.
Author List
Schimmelpfennig RW Jr, Chusid MJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAge Factors
Bacterial Infections
Blood Sedimentation
Child
Child, Preschool
Collagen Diseases
Female
Fever
Hemoglobins
Humans
Kidney Diseases
Leukocyte Count
Male
Neoplasms