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MISDIAGNOSIS
Misdiagnosis of Leukemia
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Contents
1. Leukemia: Introduction
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2. Alternative Diagnoses List
3. Possible Misdiagnoses
4. Common Misdiagnoses
5. Rare Types
6. Curable Types
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7. News about Misdiagnosis
8. Misdiagnosis Center
9. Leukemia: Introduction
10. Symptoms: Leukemia
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11. Treatments
12. Tests
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Misdiagnosis of Leukemia
A diagnosis of leukemia can be delayed or
Obvious Lymphoma Signs
missed because people with chronic
lymphocytic leukemia or chronic
myelogenous leukemia may not have any
symptoms. In addition, some symptoms of
leukemia can be vague and similar to
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symptoms of other diseases, conditions and
disorders. These include influenza, aging,
bleeding disorders, and upper respiratory
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For a diagnosis of Leukemia, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as
possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Leukemia:
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Anemia
Lymphoma
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Diseases for which Leukemia may be an alternative diagnosis
The other diseases for which Leukemia is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists
include:
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
Bleeding disorders
Bone pain
CRMO, juvenile
Fever
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Flu
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Itching
Leishmaniasis
Nosebleeds
Pathological fracture
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Trypanosomiasis
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Rare Types of Leukemia:
Hairy cell leukaemia
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia associated with viral infections
Fanconi anemia associated with acute myelogenous leukaemia
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Leukemia: Medical Mistakes
Related medical mistakes may include:
Asthma -- Health Mistakes
Allergies -- Health Mistakes
Cancer Health Mistakes:
Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
more mistakes...»
Leukemia: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:
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Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
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...»
Common Misdiagnoses and Leukemia
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm,
can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms.
Although the most common symptoms are anal itch (or vaginal itch), which are obvious in severe
cases, milder conditions may fail to be noticed in children. In particular, it may interfere with the
child's good night's sleep. Threadworm is a condition to consider in children with symptoms such
as bedwetting (enuresis), difficulty sleeping, irritability, or other sleeping symptoms. Visual
inspection of the region can often see the threadworms, at night when they are active, but they can
also be missed this way, and multiple inspections can be warranted if worms are suspected. See
the introduction to threadworm.
Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding
disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly
diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a
bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy
unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von
Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder.
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Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis, when the
condition is really a harmless complication of another infection, such as a common cold.
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been
immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears off after about
15 years. Thus, any teen or adult with a persistent cough may actually have whooping cough. This
is particularly dangerous for babies too young to be vaccinated, and any un-vaccinated children.
Whooping cough can be fatal to an infant. The cough symptoms of whooping cough is usually
productive initially, but then becomes a persistent dry cough, lasting up to 100 days. Elderly
grandparents may also be a reservoir of undiagnosed whooping cough.
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of
the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of
course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect). One of the most common misdiagnosed is for
children with mesenteric adenitis to be misdiagnosed as appendicitis. Fortunately, thus
misdiagnosis is usually less serious than the reverse failure to diagnose appendicitis.
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff"
around the arm to measure blood pressure can simply be too small to accurately test a child's
blood pressure. This can lead to an incorrect diagnosis of a child with hypertension. The problem
even has a name unofficially: "small cuff syndrome". See misdiagnosis of hypertension.
Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to
consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi. See melanoma and spitz nevi.
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in
pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also
occur in children. See misdiagnosis of migraine or introduction to migraine.
Leukemia: Rare Types
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Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:
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...»
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Leukemia:
The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Leukemia:
Childhood arthritis often misdiagnosed as growing pains
Pathologist at hospital not punished for a litany of errors
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Misdiagnosis and Leukemia deaths
Leukemia is a condition that can possibly be deadly if misdiagnosed...more »
General Misdiagnosis Articles
Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.
Misdiagnosis Overview
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How Common is Misdiagnosis?
Over-Diagnosed Diseases
Under-Diagnosed Diseases
Types of Misdiagnosis
Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:
When checking for a misdiagnosis of Leukemia or confirming a diagnosis of Leukemia, it is useful
to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative
conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Leukemia may already have been
considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or
candidates for misdiagnosis of Leukemia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all
diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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