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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
—A disappearance of a disease as a result of treatment. Complete remission means that all disease is gone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Specific Complications Articles

Bleeding
Bleeding refers to the loss of blood. Bleeding can happen inside the body(internally) or outside the body(externally).
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in the body. Common places where an infection might start include:.The bowel(usually seen with periton...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Sepsis
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.Sepsis is also called bacteremia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection and Sepsis
Description 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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura(TTP) is a blood disorder that causes blood clots to form in small blood vessels around the body, and leads to a low platelet count( thrombocytopenia).
Source:ADAM
Date:March 2, 2009
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, or ITP, is a bleeding disorder caused by an abnormally low level of platelets in the patient''s blood. Platelets are small plate-shaped bodies in the blood that combine to form a plug when a blood vessel is inju...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hemolysis
Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells. See also: Hemolytic anemiaRed blood cells normally live for 110 - 120 days.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 23, 2008
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC) is a serious disorder in which the proteins that control blood clotting become abnormally active.Normally, when you are injured, certain proteins in the blood become activated and travel to the injury si...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 19, 2008
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC) occurs mainly within the capillaries or the micro-circulation. It is a secondary complication of a diverse group of disorders that activate, in some way, the coagulation system.Disseminated intravascular...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Pneumonia - weakened immune system
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by many different germs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.This article discusses describes pneumonia that occurs in a person whose ability to fight infection is greatly reduced because their i...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 10, 2009
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