Korean J Pediatr Hematol Oncol.
1999 Apr;6(1):141-145.
A Case of Childhood Essential Thrombocythemia
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Pohang St. Mary's Hospital, Pohang, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Essential thrombocythemia in childhood is a rare clonal myeloproliferative disorder in the multipotent stem cell origin and is associated with an increased risk of thrombohemorrhagic complications. The one of diagnostic criteria is a platelet count of more than 600,000/mm3. We diagnosed this disease in 8 year old boy incidentally and treated with hydroxyurea. We report a case of essential thrombocythemia to summarize the current trends in the diagnosis and management with a brief review of related literatures.
