Do you know? Leukemia may be complicated by the some diseases
(1) infection: Due to normal white blood cells causing leukemia, in
particular the reduction of neutropenia chemotherapy and other factors
the same time also led to a lack of granulocytes in patients prone to
serious infections or sepsis, a common cause of bacterial infection
are: Gram-positive bacteria, such as gold Staphylococcus aureus
hemolytic streptococcus Corynebacterium other Gram-negative bacteria
such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa Escherichia coli Klebsiella and other
fungal infections with Candida albicans fungus Aspergillus pili extend
the above-mentioned first-borne fungus Trichosporon infections occur in
long-term grain intercalated cells, little or persistent fever is not
sensitive to antibiotics, patients receiving corticosteroids, some
patients because of low cellular immune function is more vulnerable to
viral infections such as varicella-zoster virus, herpes simplex virus,
etc. In addition, Pneumocystis carinii infections are also common on
the respiratory tract infection and pneumonia for common types of
(2) intestinal failure: As the treatment of leukemia chemotherapy
radiotherapy means to influence gastrointestinal function caused by
fear of failure in patients with gastric nutritional supplements has
become a prominent problem at present with subclavian vein catheter
into the superior vena cava in the high-nutrient infusion is only part
of the solution nutritional deficiencies may occur complications such
as pneumonia and enteritis
(3) High blood uric acid Card: normal nucleic acid metabolism due
to decomposition of uric acid excreted in urine per day 300 ~ 500mg due
to a large number of leukemia cells in patients with leukemia, the
nucleic acid can break down uric acid excretion to increase the number
of times when patients are undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy
treatment Hyperuricemia occurs when the application of corticosteroids
can increase the high uric acid disorders such as high levels of uric
acid quickly saturated sediment over the small passenger and extensive
damage caused by kidney stones and uric acid can lead to oliguria
anuria leukemia patients must therefore sufficient to replenish the
liquid in order to ensure a certain degree of urine, and other purine
taking hold in mouth alcohol, such as renal failure occurs shall be
limited and the infusion volume for dialysis treatment
(4) Bleeding: leukemia, malignant proliferation of leukemic cells
in patients with thrombocytopenia due to markedly reduced easily cause
respiratory tract digestive tract urinary tract bleeding, especially
intracranial hemorrhage according to etiology of playing it to take
positive measures include the infusion of platelet concentrate to stop
bleeding
(5) pulmonary disease: Due to the normal mature neutrophils in
patients with leukemia cells decreased immune function often leads to
leukemic cell infiltration in lung infections also can block small
blood vessels in the lungs and bronchial respiratory distress syndrome,
respiratory distress may have ground-glass-like chest X-ray or miliary
mesh can be used for the lungs of experimental radiation therapy
(6) electrolyte imbalance: White backlog of patients the course of
treatment of leukemia cells to break down frequently due to excessive
or renal damage due to chemotherapy for reasons such as excessive row
of potassium diet compounded by chemotherapy-induced dysfunction of
digestive system into the poor For the shortage of low blood volume
potassium or by destruction of leukemia cells led to an increase in the
release of calcium phosphate, etc. Therefore, in the course of
treatment should pay attention to the concentration of electrolytes
such as potassium sodium calcium
(7), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC): disseminated intravascular is a group of severe bleeding syndrome.