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Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia Symptoms
Initial symptoms of ALL are quite aspecific, but worsen to the
point that medical help is sought:
* Generalised weakness and fatigue
* Anemia
* Frequent or unexplained fever and infections
* Weight loss and/or loss of appetite
* Excessive bruising or bleeding from wounds, nosebleeds, petechiae (red
pinpoints on the skin)
* Bone pain, joint pains (caused by the spread of "blast" cells to the surface
of the bone or into the joint from the marrow cavity)
* Breathlessness
* Enlarged lymph nodes, liver and/or spleen
The signs and symptoms of ALL result from the lack of normal and healthy blood
cells because they are crowded out by malignant and immature white blood cells.
Therefore, people with ALL experience symptoms from their red blood cells, white
blood cells, and platelets not functioning properly. Laboratory tests which
might show abnormalities include blood counts, renal functions, electrolytes and
liver enzymes.
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Acute lymphoblastic
leukemia
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