Acute Myeloid Leukemia Symptoms

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Symptoms
The New York Times

Friday, April 3, 2009

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. The cancer grows from cells that would normally turn into white blood cells.

Acute means the disease develops quickly.

Alternative Names

Acute myelogenous leukemia; AML; Acute granulocytic leukemia; Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL); Leukemia - acute myeloid (AML); Leukemia - acute granulocytic; Leukemia - nonlymphocytic (ANLL)

Symptoms

* Abnormal menstrual periods
* Bleeding from the nose
* Bleeding gums
* Bruising
* Bone pain or tenderness
* Fatigue
* Fever
* Paleness
* Shortness of breath (gets worse with exercise)
* Skin rash or lesion
* Swollen gums (rare)
* Weight loss

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