Jasashree Choudhury

Department of Pediatrics, IMS & SUM Hospital, BBSR, Odisha, India

Publications

• Original Article   
  Thrombocytosis in Under-Five Children with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
  Author(s): Jasashree Choudhury*
  
  Background and aim: Thrombocytosis is a marker of inflammatory reaction with varied clinical conditions. The significance of thrombocytosis in relation to severity of the disease in under-five children with lower respiratory tract infection was evaluated. Method: It was a prospective observational study conducted during 12 months on 230 children within ages, 2 to 59 months, hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection. Admitted patients were classified as children with and without thrombocytosis. Based on clinical severity patients were grouped; complications from thrombocytosis were analyzed and compared with those without thrombocytosis. Results: Of 230 children, 70 (30.4%) patients were with pneumonia, 64 (27.82%) were with severe pneumonia and 96 (41.7%) were with very severe pneumonia. Severity .. Read More»