Nutritional Status of the Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at Diagnosis and after Completion of Induction

Autor:	Afiqul Islam, Hosna Jhahan, Chowdhury Yakub Jamal, S. M. Rezanur Rahman, Mohosina Sultana Setu, Noor-A-Sabah Liza
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Lymphoblastic Leukemia medicine Nutritional status business
Zdroj:	Haematology Journal of Bangladesh. 5:50-56
ISSN:	2707-1405 2523-1219
Popis:	Background: Adequate nutrition is an important concern in children with leukemia. Malnutrition and weight lost are common and are due to verity of mechanism involving the tumor, the host response to the tumor such as infection and pharmacokinetics of chemotherapeutic drugs. Objective: To evaluate and compare the nutritional status of children with ALL at diagnosis and after completion of induction therapy. Methodology: This prospective observational study included 60 children newly diagnosed as ALL, aged 2-15 years, over a period from April 2012 to September 2012 in the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, BSMMU. The anthropometric measurements and serum albumin level were taken. Anthropometric indices are calculated by NCHS (WHO-2000) and classified as Z score. Children
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