Leukemia symptoms and causes?

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Leukemia is a common type of clinical disease in children and adolescents, and once the disease attacks, it is particularly fast. Once the patient suffers from leukemia, pale complexion and loss of appetite will appear at the beginning. Some of them will also have fever, leukemia symptoms and causes? Let's talk about it

Leukemia symptoms and causes?

Prone to bruise, punctate bleeding: due to the production of platelet megakaryocyte reduction, resulting in platelet deficiency; Anemia: a decrease in the number of mother cells that make red blood cells, resulting in a deficiency of red blood cells. Wheezing and dizziness easily occur when walking or exercising;

Leukemia is not a hereditary disease, but it can have multiple malignant tumors in the family; A few children may have other inherited diseases, such as 21- trisomy syndrome, congenital testicular hypoplasia, congenital aplastic anemia with multiple malformations, congenital telangiectasia erythema, and severe combined immunodeficiency diseases. Incidence rate of leukemia in these diseases is higher than that in ordinary children.

Ionizing radiation can cause leukemia, and its effect is related to the radiation dose and radiation site. One large dose (1-9gy) or several small doses can induce leukemia. The incidence of leukemia is 10 times higher than that of normal children. The incidence rate of leukemia in pregnant women is 17.4 times higher than those without radiation.

matters needing attention

During chemotherapy, the patient's resistance is low, and after chemotherapy, bone marrow suppression, leucopenia, so we must pay high attention to personal hygiene and the hygiene and cleaning of accompanying personnel, open the window regularly every day for ventilation, wear a mask, gargle after meals, take a sitz bath after defecation, reduce visits, and avoid the occurrence of cross infection.