Children with leukemia symptoms, neglect prevention, starting from home

3 danger signals for childhood leukemia

The majority of childhood acute leukemia is more acute, and early manifestations of fever, anemia and hemorrhage. Due to the proliferation of leukemia cells in the bone marrow and the production of substances inhibiting normal hematopoiesis by leukemia cells, normal hematopoiesis is inhibited, and peripheral blood granulocytopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia occur. Granulocyte reduction is prone to infection, and thrombocytopenia can cause bleeding. Experts introduced three common leukemia manifestations -

Fever: This is the most common first symptom. The cause of fever is tumor heat, that is, leukemia cells themselves release pyrogens, causing an increase in body temperature; another cause is secondary infection, due to the lack of normal white blood cells, especially mature granulocytes, the body's normal defense function is impeded, thus Causes infection and fever. Therefore, when children have unexplained fever (especially repeated fever), parents should be vigilant, do not think that the child is a simple cold fever, must be promptly sent to the doctor.

Anemia: the most common early symptoms. Leukemia cells cause hematopoietic inhibition of the red blood cell line, and red blood cells and hemoglobin are reduced, resulting in anemia of varying degrees. Early anemia, often manifested as pale, dizziness, loss of appetite, flustered, tinnitus, facial edema, these signs will become increasingly serious. When a child who is alive and kicking does not like activities and likes to be quiet, pay attention to whether there is anemia.

Bleeding: More than half of children with leukemia have varying degrees of bleeding. The most common areas of bleeding are skin and mucous membranes, often manifested as skin bleeding spots or ecchymoses, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, oral tongue blisters, etc. Girls with menstrual cramps will have increased menstruation. Severe cases can occur visceral, intracranial hemorrhage, such as hematemesis, hemoptysis, black stool, hematuria, etc., can lead to child death.

In addition, childhood leukemia may also cause swelling of the liver, spleen and lymph nodes. Leukemia cells may infiltrate the central nervous system, causing headache, nausea, vomiting, and even convulsions and coma.

Treatment: Most children do not need bone marrow transplantation

Experts say that compared with adult leukemia, childhood leukemia has a higher cure rate, especially acute lymphoblastic leukemia has a particularly high cure rate. Most children under 9 years old do not need bone marrow transplantation and may be cured by drug chemotherapy.

At present, the treatment of childhood leukemia is mainly combined chemotherapy. Most children can recover health through regular chemotherapy procedures. A few high-risk children need bone marrow transplantation. The treatment cycle of childhood leukemia is longer than that of adults. The general treatment time is 2-3 years. Parents should have sufficient patience and mental preparation to fight the disease for a long time together with the child. After 2-3 years of chemotherapy, the drug is stopped for 5 years without recurrence, and the possibility of recurrence is relatively small.

Prevention: pay attention to avoid indoor benzene pollution

Studies have shown that exposure to certain chemicals does increase the risk of leukemia in children. Experts suggest that parents should try to avoid letting children touch chemical poisons. For example, the decoration should use environmentally friendly materials as much as possible. It is more appropriate for the newly renovated houses to be ventilated for several months to six months. Ventilation before opening the window, if possible, please check the indoor environmental monitoring department, and then check in after passing the test, especially to avoid benzene pollution. In the event of unexplained bleeding, fever, joint pain, dizziness and other symptoms, it is best to go to the hospital for examination. In addition, avoid direct contact with potentially hazardous chemicals such as unreliable hair dyes.

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