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Acute erythroleukemia

Acute erythroleukemia: Introduction

Acute erythroleukemia: A rare condition characterized by the presence of abnormal blood cells (erythroblastic precursors) in the bone marrow and blood. The condition is characterized by anemia and generally leads to the development of acute myelogenous leukemia. The acute form has more severe symptoms than the chronic form. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Acute erythroleukemia is available below.

Symptoms of Acute erythroleukemia

• Tiredness
• Fatigue
• Breathing difficulty
• Pallor - due to anemia
• Thrombocytopenia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 21 symptoms of Acute erythroleukemia

Treatments for Acute erythroleukemia

• Treatment for erythroleukemia similar to treatment of other types of AML but problems include primary induction failure, relapse, toxicity and multidrug resistance gene found in some patients
• Patients under 60 are generally offered intensive treatment
• Patients older than sixty may be offered low intensity chemotherapy or supportive care which focuses on keeping the patient as comfortable as possible
• Chemotherapy
  • Remission induction
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Acute erythroleukemia:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Anemia Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Acute erythroleukemia?

• Misdiagnosis of Acute erythroleukemia
• Failure to diagnose Acute erythroleukemia
• Hidden causes of Acute erythroleukemia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Acute erythroleukemia

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Causes of Acute erythroleukemia

• The condition may be inherited in rare cases and risk factors that make a patient predisposed to this condition are:
• History of chemotherapy
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Exposure to ionizing radiation - Thorotrast
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Acute erythroleukemia:

• Underlying causes of Acute erythroleukemia

Less Common Symptoms of Acute erythroleukemia

• Enlarged liver
• Enlarged spleen
• more symptoms...»

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Acute erythroleukemia: Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

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Acute erythroleukemia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Acute erythroleukemia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Acute erythroleukemia:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Acute erythroleukemia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Acute erythroleukemia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Acute erythroleukemia: Animations

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Prognosis for Acute erythroleukemia

Prognosis for Acute erythroleukemia: The prognosis is quite variable.

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Statistics for Acute erythroleukemia

• Medical statistics for Acute erythroleukemia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Acute erythroleukemia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Acute erythroleukemia
• Society statistics for Acute erythroleukemia

Acute erythroleukemia: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Blood cancers
• Blood conditions
• Bone marrow conditions
• more types...»

Types of Acute erythroleukemia

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Definitions of Acute erythroleukemia:

Acute erythroleukemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Acute erythroleukemia, or a subtype of Acute erythroleukemia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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