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Adult T-cell leukemia history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Symptoms of adult T-cell leukemia include fatigue, fever, night sweats, constipation, and recurrent infections.
History
History
- When evaluating a patient for adult T-cell leukemia, you should take a detailed history of the presenting symptom (duration, onset, progression), a thorough family history review, and a review of any other associated symptoms. Other specific areas of focus when obtaining the history are:[1]
- History of intravenous drug abuse
- History of recent blood transfusion
- History of travel to either Central Australia, Southern Japan, Caribbeans, or Africa
Symptoms
Symptoms
- Symptoms such as:
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fatigue
- Generalized weakness
- Cough
- Recurrent infections
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matutes E (2007). “Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma”. J Clin Pathol. 60 (12): 1373–7. doi:10.1136/jcp.2007.052456. PMC 2095573. PMID 18042693.
- ↑ Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_T-cell_leukemia/lymphoma Accessed on November, 3 2015
- ↑ Mahieux R, Gessain A (2007). “Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1”. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2 (4): 257–64. doi:10.1007/s11899-007-0035-x. PMID 20425378.
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