[Early symptoms of childhood malignant diseases]. / A gyermekkori malignus betegségek kezdeti tünettana.

INTRODUCTION: Childhood malignant diseases are rare in pediatric pathology. Early symptoms are not specific, fatigue, pallor, compression signs and bone marrow failure are often mentioned. AIM: To summarize the most frequent early symptoms of childhood malignancies in order to help the physicians in the early recognition. METHOD: In our retrospective study, we processed a period of 5 years between 2012-2016, with an accent on the onset manifestations of malignancies. RESULTS: In this period 34 cases were admitted with a diagnosis of malignant disease to our department. The most important symptoms were fever, fatigue, weight loss, pain, adenopathy, infections, and signs of anemia or thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood acute leukemia mostly occurs with adenopathy, fever, bone pain and signs of anemia. Solid tumors in their early stages may present with fatigue, pain and compression symptoms. The responsibility of the first physician is major in recognizing the most important early signs. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(21): 829-834.

[Hereditary spherocytosis in the experience of two pediatric clinics from Targu Mures]. / Herediter spherocytosis a marosvásárhelyi gyermekhematológia osztály tapasztalatában.

Introduction: Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetically determined familial hemolytic anemia. Clinically it is ranged from an asymptomatic condition to severe hemolytic anemia. The major complications are aplastic or megaloblastic crisis, hemolytic crisis, cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Aim: To shortly summarize the most characteristic symptoms of hereditary spherocytosis from the prism of our centers in order to help primary care-physicians or pediatricians in this affection recognition. Method: In our retrospective study, we processed a period of 6 years between 2012-2017, we studied the clinical signs, laboratory and imagistical findings, evolution and complications. Results: In this period, 47 cases were admitted with hereditary spherocytosis diagnosis to our departments. The most frequent symptoms were jaundice, hepato- and splenomegaly. The observed complications were: hemolytic crisis, aplastic crisis, cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Conclusion: The main diagnostic elements are anamnesis, clinical signs, laboratory findings and anamnestic data. Early diagnosis is extremely important in order to provide substitution therapy and correct imagistic and hematologic controls. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(45): 1798-1803.