Acute lymphocytic leukemia - symptoms and treatment

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia or acute childhood leukemia is the cancer that affects blood and bone marrow. Both children and adults get affected by this. The cancer affects a group of immature white blood cells called lymphocytes and spreads very fast. Patients usually becomes exposed to infection and bleeding. It spreads very fast but can be cured by medicine if detected early and treated well.


Symptoms


Fever

Loss of appetite

Weakness

Weight loss

Fatigue

Uncontrolled bleeding

Painless lumps in lymph nodes

Bone or joint pains

Pain below left ribs or spleen swelling

Head ache

Vomiting

Red spot on skin

Blurred vision

Giddiness and seizures.

If the ALL is T-cell ALL it cause breathing problem, coughing, or swelling in head or arms.


Cause


Leukemia is caused by damage that occurs to DNA of developing cells in bone marrow. Those undergoing treatment for other type of cancer, those who have exposed to high levels of radiation even if during pregnancy and Genetic disorders like Down syndrome and those with sibling having ALL may develop this disease. In most cases these need not be the cause.


Treatment

Treatment is available in almost all main hospitals. It includes Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy in acute stage and Bone marrow transplant and induction therapy where a combination of drugs are placed in a vein called catheter are common treatments. A drug called imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) is also found effective.

Links


http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page.adp?item_id=7049

http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/Undrstnd_Disease_Treat/Lrn_about_Disease/ALL/index.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/acute-lymphocytic-leukemia/DS00558/DSECTION=2

http://goldbamboo.com/relate-tl1495-tr2666.html

Tomato fever is not a new fever

There is no fever named as Tomato fever. Some place the sores on the face due to chiken gunia fever is called as Tomato fever. I have searched somany website and journal and no were mentioned about Tomato fever.Homeo pathy is the best tratement ments for this kinds of fever.

Herbal Treatment for Chikungunya and Tomato fever

the original word and meaning is chickUn guniya meaning, "bent bones" in an african language from where it was originated.

No vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for chikungunya fever is available. Treatment is symptomatic--rest, fluids, and ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen, or paracetamol may relieve symptoms of fever and aching. Aspirin should be avoided Infected persons should be protected from further mosquito exposure (staying indoors and/or under a mosquito net during the first few days of illness) so that they can't contribute to the transmission cycle.
Source : http://www.biojournals.com/treatment%20of%20chicken%20gunia.html

Herbal Treatment for Chikun Gunya :

Eupatorium perfoliatum is a herb medicine used for chikungunya

More Details about Eupatorium perfoliatum :

This perennial herb can reach a height of 1.5m. Its stout, hairy stem bears opposite pointed leaves united at the base so as to seem perforated by the stem. These are finely toothed, rough above, downy and resinous below. The terminal flower clusters are white and reminiscent of yarrow. It grows in damp pastures and wet ground throughout eastern and central North America
This herbs can cure Diaphoretic, febrifuge, aperient, cathartic, emetic, tonic, antispasmodic, relaxes mucous membranes and peripheral blood vessels, peripheral vasodilator, cholagogue, gentle laxative, expectorant, promotes bile flow

Source: www.purplesage.org.uk/profiles/boneset.htm

Note : Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

Dengue fever - A wide spreading fever

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne infection, which annually affects about 20 million people.
It is also nicknamed "break bone fever".
About 24,000 people worldwide die from dengue each year.
It is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, Southern America, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-east Asia and the Western Pacific.
Symptoms of Dengue fever
Dengue fever has symptoms which can be very similar initially to flu.
Most people who get it will suffer from headaches and fever. Some get rashes, aches and pains and their symptoms usually last for two or three days.
An infected person can feel tired for up to three months, but will not usually need treatment.

Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/health/03/travel_health/diseases/html/dengue.stm

Treatment recomnded for dengue fever :
Aspirin ( Not Recomneded)
Acetaminophen.
Codeine: An opioid analgesic related to MORPHINE but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects

Note :
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.