and Infants
From the Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, New York
TABLE 2. Prevalence of P alpable Lymp h Nodes at Van ous Sites from Birth to 4 Weeks
of Age
0-72 H 72 H-i Wk 1-4 Wk Total
No. of neonates 58 74 82 214
No. of neonates with pal- 14 (24%) 26 (35%) 33 (40%) 73 (34%)
pable nodes
Inguinal 11 (18%) 20 (26%) 21 (25%) 52 (24%)
Cervical 7 (12%) 14 (19%) 18 (22%) 39 (17%)
Axillary 1 (1%) 5 (6%) 8 (10%) 14 (6.5%)
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