Patient's question:
A friend of mine has a child with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. I want to know what symptoms this disease may have?Doctor's answer:
I don't know if the child has this disease. In the early stages of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, there are no symptoms, and it is often discovered during a complete blood count. The most prominent feature is a significant increase in white blood cells, primarily due to an increase in mature lymphocytes. The spleen may enlarge, but it usually does not reach a massive degree. It is very rare for children to develop chronic lymphocytic leukemia. First, let's figure out whether it is infectious mononucleosis or physiological lymphocytic hyperplasia.