Epidemiology of childhood leukoses at the Pediatric Clinic in Sarajevo over the past 2 years
Hasanbegović, E.; Sporisević, L.; Sabanović, S.; Zubcević, S.
Medicinski Arhiv 53(3 Suppl 2: 55-57
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8083 PMID: 10758764 Document Number: 505593
In retrospective study we analyzed 19 patients who were diagnosed and cured because of leukemia at Pediatric clinic in Sarajevo during last two years. From that number, 15 children (78.9%) were with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 3 (15.7%) were with acute myeloic leukemia (AML) and 1 was with chronic myeloic leukemia. Among all pediatric malignancies percent of leukemias was 40.4%. Most of children with leukemia from Canton of Zenica-Doboj (42.1%) and then from Canton of Sarajevo (31.5%). Illness began mostly in winter months (36.5%), than in early spring (26.3%), and in autumn (26.3%), but there were no newly diagnosed in summer (July and August). More children with leukemia were from rural areas (57.8%), than from urban areas (42.2%).