When it comes to leukemia, many people must be familiar with it. It is a terminal disease that is difficult to cure completely, and the incidence rate of children is relatively high.
According to Dr. Luo Xuequn, chief physician of the Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, the incidence of pediatric leukemia accounts for approximately the total number of acute leukemias 35% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are generally aged 3 to 4 years old, among which acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts for 70% to 85% of the number, which is the characteristic of childhood leukemia.
Many people understand leukemia mostly in TV series, but some related knowledge about this disease is still It is not comprehensive. According to statistics, almost 15,000 children in our country suffer from leukemia every year, which shows the prevalence of this disease. Why does this happen?
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How did leukemia come about? If you find that your child has 4 phenomena, please pay attention as soon as possible
Leukemia is actually a kind of hematopoietic stem cells, malignant Clonal disease, to put it bluntly, is an abnormality in the process of hematopoiesis, abnormal proliferation of white blood cells in the blood, because this blood will have many more white blood cells than normal blood, so it is called leukemia in medicine.
But leukemia is not a disease, it belongs to cancer, so it is also called blood cancer. At present, the incidence rate in our country is relatively high, ranking sixth among all kinds of tumors, and many of the patients are young children who have to fight against the disease soon after birth.
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If you find that your child has 4 phenomena, please pay attention as soon as possible
Joint Pain
In Clinical Medicine Among them, people with leukemia will continue to destroy the normal cells of the human body as the disease progresses, causing joint pain in the body. The pain mostly occurs in the hands and feet. Older children will express themselves, and younger Can only keep crying.
After suffering from leukemia, white blood cells continue to multiply in the bone marrow. There is enough space in our body for white blood cells, so it is easy Attacks the surrounding tissue and cortical bone in the body, causing arthritis.
Repeated fever
The temperature in winter is getting lower and lower, the body’s immunity and resistance are easy to decline, and there are colds and colds. For children, repeated colds, It is easy for the body to be infected and some viruses appear.
In addition to colds and colds, children often have repeated fevers, which may be some signs of leukemia coming. Suggestions, let the children do a comprehensive examination to prevent Unexpectedly, when the disease is raging on the child, the number of red blood cells in the body is getting smaller and smaller, and the immunity is rapidly declining, and it is easy to have bacterial infection and fever.
Anemia
In clinical medicine, there are many types of anemia. The causes of anemia are different and the symptoms are also different. However, the anemia caused by these reasons will not cause the child to suffer from acute leukemia. If the abnormal tumor in your body invades the bone marrow and causes anemia Or bone marrow failure anemia, which increases the risk of leukemia.
When a child develops anemia, the limbs are pale, the whole body is weak, dizziness and nausea. This situation is similar to the symptoms caused by malnutrition, but parents should be more vigilant. Especially after the child has strenuous exercise, shortness of breath and edema of the limbs , this is the early warning sign.
The body is bleeding for no reason
< p data-track="20">Bleeding for no reason in clinical medicine is a symptom of leukemia, and it is also a common phenomenon. The child’s body’s hematopoietic function declines, and the number of platelets continues to decrease, so it will It affects the coagulation function of the blood. Once the body bleeds, it is difficult to stop, and the higher the bleeding frequency, the more frequent the nosebleed will be for no reason.
If you find this kind of situation, you must find out the real reason behind it, especially if you have some bruises on your body, you need to do a comprehensive examination and check the child’s blood routine.
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Knowledge extension—how should we remove formaldehyde in daily life
Maintain ventilation
For newly renovated houses, the best At least one year of ventilation should be maintained, so as to reduce the formaldehyde in the air more comprehensively. There will still be formaldehyde in the home decoration materials. As long as the weather is not bad and the air quality is poor Daily ventilation.
Plant green plants
Put more potted green plants at home. These plants will absorb formaldehyde in the air. This is also a good way to ensure sunlight and maintain photosynthesis in potted plants. method.
use Activated carbon
Activated carbon can also be used to absorb indoor formaldehyde, especially in some household cabinets In the drawer, you can put some activated charcoal packs.
Children’s leukemia is a common tumor disease in children. Medical conditions are also gradually in line with national standards, and the probability of treatment is gradually increasing. When a child finds something abnormal, parents should pay attention to it immediately and take the child to actively treat it.