Relapse markers in childhood XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2743 @entity1955 @entity5651 @entity6875
Childhood @entity2743 is not an uncommon illness, but there is a considerable relapse rate in these @entity1 on medical treatment. An attempt is made in this study to identify those markers that are predictive of a tendency to relapse in childhood @entity2743 . A total of 32 @entity1 with @entity2743 were included in the study. Several features were correlated with a tendency to relapse. Of these features, sex, family history, and antibody status were not significantly correlated to relapse. However, of 17 @entity1 with @entity5651 size two times normal or larger, 16 relapsed in comparison with seven relapses of 15 @entity1 with @entity5651 size less than two times normal (p = 0.0039). Of eight @entity1 without @entity6875 , only two relapsed, while 21 @entity1 of 24 @entity1 with @entity6875 , relapsed (p = 0.002). Of 13 patients with serum @entity1955 levels below 20 mcg/dl, six relapsed; of the 19 patients with serum @entity1955 levels above 20 mcg/dl, 17 relapsed (p = 0.039). Among 24 @entity1 with a previous relapse, only one achieved a remission with a second course of treatment. The remaining 23 @entity1 had recurrent relapses. Hence it was found that @entity5651 size, presence of @entity6875 , total @entity1955 levels, and a previous relapse correlated significantly with a further relapse.
