What Are the Possible ALL Symptoms?
Like all blood cells,
leukemia cells travel through the body. Depending on the number of abnormal cells and where these cells collect, people with ALL may have a number of symptoms.
Childhood Symptoms of ALL
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia frequently have low amounts of healthy red blood cells and platelets. As a result, there are not enough red blood cells to carry oxygen through the body. This condition is called anemia. People with anemia may:
- Look pale
- Feel weak and tired
- Bleed and bruise easily.
Common symptoms of ALL in children include:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Frequent infections
- Painless lumps in the neck, underarm, stomach, or groin
- Pain or feeling of fullness below the ribs
- Paleness or pallor
- Easy bleeding or bruising
- Loss of appetite
- Tiny red spots (called petechiae) under the skin
- Bone or joint pain.
In childhood ALL, the abnormal cells may collect in the brain or spinal cord, which is also called the central nervous system (CNS). This may result in
headaches, with or without vomiting. Leukemia cells can also collect in the testicles and cause swelling. However, most children with leukemia will not have these ALL symptoms.
These and other symptoms of ALL may be caused by childhood
acute lymphocytic leukemia or by other conditions. Therefore, children should see their doctor if they experience possible symptoms.
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