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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
Important components of the history of acute myeloid leukemia include assessment of pre-existing hematologic conditions, exposure to prior chemotherapy or radiation, occupational exposures, and congenital disorders. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, infections, and bleeding. These symptoms are a result of impaired normal blood cell production.


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
===History===
===History===


History about the following should be inquired while diagnosing AML:
History about the following should be inquired while diagnosing acute myeloid leukemia:
* History of pre-existing hematological disorder (e.g [[aplastic anemia]], [[PNH]], [[myelofibrosis]])
* History of pre-existing hematological disorder (e.g. [[aplastic anemia]], [[paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria]], [[myelofibrosis]], [[myelodysplastic syndrome]])
* History of exposure to anti-cancer [[chemotherapy]] agents especially [[alkylating agents]]
* History of exposure to anti-cancer [[chemotherapy]] agents, especially [[alkylating agents]], [[topoisomerase inhibitors]], or platinum-containing agents
* History of exposure to [[ionizing radiation]]
* History of exposure to [[ionizing radiation]]
* History of occupational exposure to [[benzene]] and other [[aromatic hydrocarbons]]
* History of occupational exposure to [[benzene]] and other [[aromatic hydrocarbons]]
* History of any [[congenital]] disorders (e.g [[Down syndrome]], [[Bloom syndrome]])
* History of any [[congenital]] disorders (e.g. [[Down syndrome]], [[Bloom syndrome]], [[Li-Fraumeni syndrome]])


===Symptoms===
===Symptoms===
In AML symptoms are due to an increased number of malignant white blood cells displacing or otherwise interfering with [[haematopoiesis|production of normal blood cells]] in the [[bone marrow]].   A lack of normal white blood cell production makes the patient susceptible to [[infection]]s (while the leukemic cells themselves are derived from white blood cell precursors, they have no infection-fighting capacity).<ref name="symptoms">Hoffman, Ronald et al. (2005), pp. 1074&ndash;75.</ref>  A lack of red blood cells ([[anemia]]) can cause fatigue, paleness, and shortness of breath. A lack of [[platelet]]s can lead to easy bruising or bleeding with minor trauma.
In acute myeloid leukemia symptoms are due to an increased number of malignant white blood cells displacing or otherwise interfering with [[haematopoiesis|production of normal blood cells]] in the [[bone marrow]]. A lack of normal [[white blood cell]] production makes the patient susceptible to [[infection]]s; while the leukemic cells themselves are derived from white blood cell precursors, they have no infection-fighting capacity.<ref name="symptoms">Hoffman, Ronald et al. (2005), pp. 1074&ndash;75.</ref>  A lack of red blood cells ([[anemia]]) can cause fatigue, paleness, and shortness of breath. A lack of [[platelet]]s can lead to easy bruising or bleeding with minor trauma.


Patients usually present with the following symptoms:
Patients usually present with the following symptoms:
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* [[Joint pain]]
* [[Joint pain]]
* Persistent or frequent [[infections]]
* Persistent or frequent [[infections]]
[[Sweet syndrome|Sweet's syndrome]], a [[paraneoplastic syndrome|paraneoplastic]] inflammation of the skin, can occur with AML.<ref name = "symptoms"/>
Rarely, the first sign of leukemia may be the development of a solid leukemic mass or tumor outside of the [[bone marrow]], called a [[chloroma]]. Occasionally, a person may show [[asymptomatic|no symptoms]], and the leukemia may be discovered incidentally during a routine blood test.<ref>
{{cite book |last = Abeloff |first = Martin ''et al.'' |title= Clinical Oncology |year= 2004 |publisher= Elsevier Churchill Livingstone |location= St. Louis, Mo. |edition = 3rd. edition |pages = p. 2834 |id= ISBN 0-443-06629-9}}</ref>


==References==
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Overview

Important components of the history of acute myeloid leukemia include assessment of pre-existing hematologic conditions, exposure to prior chemotherapy or radiation, occupational exposures, and congenital disorders. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, infections, and bleeding. These symptoms are a result of impaired normal blood cell production.

History and Symptoms

History

History about the following should be inquired while diagnosing acute myeloid leukemia:

Symptoms

In acute myeloid leukemia symptoms are due to an increased number of malignant white blood cells displacing or otherwise interfering with production of normal blood cells in the bone marrow. A lack of normal white blood cell production makes the patient susceptible to infections; while the leukemic cells themselves are derived from white blood cell precursors, they have no infection-fighting capacity.[1] A lack of red blood cells (anemia) can cause fatigue, paleness, and shortness of breath. A lack of platelets can lead to easy bruising or bleeding with minor trauma.

Patients usually present with the following symptoms:

References

  1. Hoffman, Ronald et al. (2005), pp. 1074–75.

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