Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (A... : Complications
Print
EmailHealthline's Premium Tools
Symptom Search
Discover possible causes based on the symptoms you enter.
It's fast, convenient and easy to use.
Discover possible causes based on the symptoms you enter. It's fast, convenient and easy to use.
Healthline Part D Plan Selector
Medicare's drug plans are subsidized by the US federal government and offered through insurers.
Advertisement
Marketplace
 |
DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation; Relapse of ALL; Severe infection.
|
 |
Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells known as lymphocytes.
|
|
|
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a malignancy (cancer) of the white blood cells (lymphocytes) characterized by a slow, progressive increase of these cells in the blood and the bone marrow.
|
 |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of white blood cells. In CLL, mature white blood cells of certain types called lymphocytes function abnormally and cause disease.
|
 |
DIC is a disorder of the "clotting cascade." It results in depletion of clotting factors in the blood.
|
|
This condition is a bleeding disorder resulting from the widespread overstimulation of the body ' s clotting and anticlotting mechanisms in response to illness, stress, or both. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) occurs mainly within the capillaries or the micro-circulation.
|
 |
Sepsis is a severe illness caused by overwhelming infection of the bloodstream by toxin-producing bacteria.
|
|
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.
|
 |
SepsisSepsis occurs when bacteria infect your bloodstream. Sepsis can be deadly.
|
|
Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever , chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses.
|
 |
Pneumonia in an immunocompromised host describes a lung infection that occurs in a person whose ability to fight infection is greatly impaired.
|
|
Discharge Instructions for Immunocompromised PatientsYou have either undergone a procedure or been diagnosed with an illness that has made you "immunocompromised." This means that your immune system is very weak, making it difficult to fight off i...
|
Table of Contents
 |
 |
Home | About | Health Experts | Careers | Site Map | Feedback | Help | Health Tools | Tell a Friend
Advertise | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Advertise | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2005 - 2008 Healthline Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.