Sign of Leukimia in Child
The most common cause of cancer death in children, cancer, leukemia, cancer tissue damage leads to changes in blood cells, chromosomes and genes.
Leukemia affects children more than blacks white children.
There are different types of leukemia, two of which are common in children: lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
How do you know if your child has leukemia? Here are eight signs of childhood leukemia.
1. Infection
Although leukemia can cause high fever and serious illness, do not respond to antibiotics. E ‘, mainly by lack of white blood cells granuloctyes created specifically for adults. Although there are a large number of white blood cells, these cells do not defend themselves against infection.
2. Bleeding or bruising
The reduced production of platelets in childhood leukemia may lead to blows and there is an increased risk of bleeding from small cuts. Your child may also suffer from frequent nosebleeds, and pin-sized red spots on the skin of your baby can cause bleeding from small blood vessels.
3. Bone pain
Most children with leukemia suffer from bone pain and joint pain, and some have. The bone and joint pain for the filing of leukemic cells in the superficial layer of bone or joint. Your child will also suppresses appetite.
4. Swollen abdomen
Childhood leukemia often leads to the spleen and liver. Swelling of these organs can be recognized as bloating or fullness in the stomach of the child. Normally these institutions by the lower ribs are covered, but the doctor will be able to recognize the symptoms of inflammation.
5. Swollen lymph nodes
Childhood leukemia in May involving the lymph nodes and lymph nodes are easy to recognize on the surface of the body of the child. The lymph nodes in the abdomen or chest, the wave will be detected by tests such as CT or MRI.
6. The enlargement of the thymus
Often, the T-cell type of all involves the thymus. Timo login or swollen lymph nodes in the chest of his son’s airways to close. This leads to difficulty breathing, coughing or choking.
In addition, the growth of leukemic cells in May compressing the superior vena cava (SVC), a large vein that the blood of the arm and head contributes to heart. The compression of the SVC may cause swelling and red-blue stain of the arms, chest and head.
7. Vomiting, headache, convulsions
Extramedullary spread of proliferation of leukemia cells is called outside of the bone marrow. It can affect the central nervous system, ovaries, testes, lungs, kidneys, heart, intestines and other organs.
8. Fatigue, rash, weakness
AML May result in some symptoms of Hallmark. The leukemic cells may also affect the gums, causing pain and bleeding. If leukemia spreads to the skin, the result of dark spots.
If the LMA is placed under the skin or body parts, the disease can be called granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma. Children with AML in May feel extreme fatigue, slurred speech and weakness.
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