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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell ). [ 2][ 8] Early on, there are typically no symptoms. [ 2] Later, non-painful lymph node swelling, feeling tired, fever, night sweats, or weight loss for no clear reason may occur ...
Evans syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which an individual's immune system attacks their own red blood cells and platelets, the syndrome can include immune neutropenia. [ 1][ 2] These immune cytopenias may occur simultaneously or sequentially. [ 1][ 3] Its overall phenotype resembles a combination of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune ...
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia ( CMML) is a type of leukemia, which are cancers of the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow. In adults, blood cells are formed in the bone marrow, by a process that is known as haematopoiesis. In CMML, there are increased numbers of monocytes and immature blood cells ( blasts) in the peripheral blood and bone ...
353,500 (2015) [8] Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced / luːˈkiːmiːə / [1] loo-KEE-mee-ə) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. [9] These blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukemia cells. [2]
Spherocytosis is the presence of spherocytes in the blood, i.e. erythrocytes ( red blood cells) that are sphere-shaped rather than bi-concave disk shaped as normal. Spherocytes are found in all hemolytic anemias to some degree. Hereditary spherocytosis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia are characterized by having only spherocytes.
A complete blood count ( CBC ), also known as a full blood count ( FBC ), is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in a person's blood. The CBC indicates the counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets, the concentration of hemoglobin, and the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood ...
NK cell leukemia. Aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKL) is a lymphoid leukemia that is a deficiency NK cells. Not very much is known about this disease due to its rarity, but it is highly aggressive. A majority of patients with NK cell leukemia die within a year of diagnosis, and for ANKL in particular, half of patients die within two months.
August 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM. CC Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock. Saying goodbye to your child as they head off to college can be so bittersweet. But it's not just you who feels the change. As one ...