BACKGROUND:Lymphadenopathy is one of the commonest clinical presentation among the children (0-14years) having several etiologies and can pose a diagnostic dilemma to a pediatrician. FNAC is an important and rapid diagnostic modality for the etiologic workup in significant lymphadenopathy. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To know the incidence of various causes of lymphadenopathy in children. To know the advantages of FNAC over surgical biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study comprises of FNAC of lymph nodes of 120 cases in pediatric age between 0-14years with lymphadenopathy, who attended the OPD and those admitted in Khaja

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BACKGROUND: High blood pressure in childhood is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke in adulthood. There is enough evidence to suggest that the roots of essential hypertension in adults extend into childhood. There is a paucity of literature on the blood pressure measurements amongst children. This study was done to study blood pressure profile of school children in Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. AIM & OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hypertension in children 6-15 years of age and to study the association between selected variables and blood pressure. MATERIAL & METHODS: The present study was a school based cross sectional study conducted in 2 Government Primary Schools and 2 Private Secondary Schools of Gulbarga city. For the study 1320 children in the age group 6-15 years were selected. Sample size of 347 was calculated by, using the formula for sample size calculation for single population proportion from a Study where the prevalence of hypertension was 2.42%.The data was collected in a Pre designed pre tested Performa and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension in the study was found to be 2.42% with 2.4% in females and 2.3% in males. CONCLUSION: In the study, hypertension in students was found to be significantly associated with age, height and weight. There was no significant difference in blood pressures of the two sexes, when the values are corrected for maturation status; it was found that body weight and height are the principle determinants of blood pressure. With the onset of puberty spurt in systolic blood pressure was observed in both sexes equally. KEY WORDS: school children; blood pressure; prevalence INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of high blood pressure is now commonly observed in children with estimated population prevalence of 1-2% in the developed countries. 1 Hypertension is known to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries, and the long-term