Itchy skin leukemia
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Hi there my name is Shannon and just had blood work done i went to my doctor about on going rectum pain beore christmas i vomited and was not ill and having these migraine headachs plus had extremy itchy skin that i was put on cortizon cream not i was able to check my blood work online i had the blood work done mon my white blood cells are high 2 are high one is low also my c reative is high can anyone help what this may mean
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For the last 3 months I just haven't been myself. It started with gastric issues, gassy, lighter colored soft stool, noisy stomach. Had mild mid back pain. I've had a lightheaded feeling the whole time. Went to see my doctor after a week and was told it was probably GERD. After 3 weeks not any better and went back to my doctor. I had blood work, pee test, and stool test, I had chest x-rays, an ultra sound which picked up something on my liver which prompted a CT scan.
During pregnancy, some women experience itchy skin, especially on the abdomen, thighs, breasts and arms.
I am also not allergic to anything, and do not even get seasonal allergies. I think I would normally overlook such itchy skin and chalk it up to dry skin/stress/etc, but I googled this symptom (I know, bad idea) and everything from leukemia to lymphomas as possibilities showed up. Needless to say, I am not increasingly concerned with the possible relationship between this symptom and something sinister.
I am a leukemia survivor. I have developed dry dark patches on my back. What caused it? What's the best treatment?
Earlier tonight my shoulder was itchy so I itched it quite a bit because I was half asleep, and when I looked at my shoulder the area was red and there were a few tiny reddish purple pinpoint dots. Once the redness cleared up, the dots were still there. I'm frightened that it's petechiae from leukemia. I went to the hospital because I had a panic attack a couple months ago, and they took blood and did a bunch of tests on me because I fainted. Would the leukemia show up in blood tests?
Thankyou for your response to my skin problem i have recently recieved word from the hospital regarding my biopsy results and to say the least it has left me shocked, i am told i have cancer, and not as you would expect skin cancer but cancer of the immune system something like leukemia apparently it was even likened to HIV which was scary to hear all this, i was told over the phone and now apparently i have to have a ct scan and go see a hematologist i dont know what to think now, my next appoi
Hello~I am so sorry you are going through this. 13 years is a long time. Has your doctor done any blood work? Have you seen an allergist or dermatologist, you probably need a more specialized physician than just a GP.
I've been diagnosed with eosinophilia.
Counts have been as low as 9% and as high as 14%.
Doc has been putting me through all kinds of testing. I don't know anything about this. I was diagnosed with Trigeminal neuralgia in 2013. It was determined idiopathic because they could not find a cause. I've had other symptoms such as IBS, itchy skin, most recently anemia and lastly a deep soft tissue neoplasm (cyst) on my right hip. Yesterday dermatologist took 2 biopics of it.
The redness and itchiness was gone however the skin where it had been still felt slightly raised, just now skin tone. Despite the rash seeming to have gone away, I've still been itchy ever since getting it (mostly on my stomach and occasionally my legs or the underside of my chin). However in those spots, there wasn't any rash and still isn't.
But now, I woke up to see that one of my hands that the rash had been on is now speckled with red, just barely raised spots.
Does Leukemia usually have high WBC? swollen lymph nodes in arm pit and neck come and go..body aches..several bouts of itchy legs at night but all transient occurrences..platelets are fine...
Hence you need to rule out these two causes. It can be high in polycythemia vera and leukemia, but this would also increase the RBC and other cells. Count can also be high as a part of chronic inflammation, cancers and radiation but none of these are causes of only high basophils.
Hence rule out worms by a simple stool test, and allergies you would know by your symptoms alone.
Take care!
Hi Ken! You r a wonderful person! I once had a primary care doctor, who ws facinated by my medical history, & he thought i should donate my body to science, cas they would have a field trip on me! Unfortunately, i lost him, cas it ws on a Sat. afternoon, & he ws closed, so i went to my pharmacist, & showed them my skin. It ws blacl n blue, itchy, & the skin ws peeling off-like. They told me to go to the ER, & I DID?
The tiny ones are bumpy, the big ones are flat. The bigger ones seem to be light skin in the center and redder edges. No fever. They itch a little bit if I sweat. Other than that if I dont look at them, I would forget they exist.
I have an appointment with a dermotologist next Tuesday, but I dont know if I should wait until then or go to an emergency room.
Swollen lymph nodes are most often a sign of infection. You could have an infection brewing inside and not even know it. Your nodes swell because they have increased the amount of white blood cells to fight an infection.
I don't know a lot about leukemia because I have lymphoma, but it's basically a cousin to eachother. I suppose labs could prompt them to do more testing if needed but it can't diagnose lymphoma (and probably leukemia).
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