Measurement of Complete Blood Count of Different Types of Leukemic Sudanese Pediatric Patients Attending Radio and Isotope Center - Khartoum

Abstract

This is a descriptive analytical study carried out on Radio Isotopic Center at Khartoum in period from March 2012 to May 2012. The objective of this study was to measure complete blood count on different types of leukemia among Sudanese pediatric patients. The subjects on this study were 60 patients with leukemia (42 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 11 patients with acute myeloid leukemia and 7 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Number of males 36 and 24 female.44 of patients under treatment, 12 patients were new causes and 4 patients had received their treatment. The age of subject in this study were range from 2 to 16 years .there was 40 apparently healthy uses as control group. 2.5 ml of blood sample from patients and control subjects were collected in EDTA container to determine TWBCs. Hb, PCV level and platelet count using automated hematology analyzer (sysmex). TWBCs was significantly high (p=0.001), and significant decrease in Hb level (p= 0.01), PCV (p= 0.05) and platelets count (p=0.027) as compared with control group in patients before treatment .TWBCs were significantly decreased as compared to untreated patients (p=0.001).Hb and PCV were significantly reduced in treated patients (p=0.000) For Hb and PCV. While treatment can cause thrombocytopenia in 32 % (n=14) and 63 % (n=28) was normal platelet count. Most ‫‪common type of leukemia in the study group was ALL, and male‬‬ ‫.‪was more affected than female‬‬