What is acute leukemia

summary

We often see people raising money for patients with leukemia. Once they get acute leukemia, they can only live for a few days to a few months. It is a very serious blood disease, and it is usually accompanied by a very serious septicemia. Here's what is acute leukemia.

What is acute leukemia

First, acute leukemia (AL) is a malignant clonal disease of hematopoietic stem cells. At the time of onset, abnormal primordial cells and immature cells (leukemia cells) in bone marrow proliferate, accumulate in bone marrow and other hematopoietic tissues, inhibit normal hematopoiesis, and widely infiltrate liver, spleen, lymph nodes and other organs.

The second is anemia, bleeding, infection and infiltration. According to the type of cells involved, Al can be divided into acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Third: the incidence rate of AML in China is about 1.62/10, while ALL is about 0.69/10 million. AML is more common in adults and all is more common in children. Without special treatment, the average survival time of acute leukemia is only about 3 months, and those with short survival time even die a few days after diagnosis. After modern treatment, many patients have achieved remission and long-term survival, or even cure.

matters needing attention

People with leukemia will be in poor health, and sometimes some people may have frequent bleeding of oral gums, or even internal organs, and blood diseases will migrate to the whole body with the flow of blood. Therefore, it is necessary to popularize what is acute leukemia.