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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Causes/Risk Factors
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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The causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia are not very clear. Researchers have indicated that ALL is caused by a combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors. Few of the risk factors / causes indicated for ALL are- a) Medical Conditions Children with Down syndrome harbor a several-fold increased risk for developing acute leukemia (both ALL and AML). ALL is more common among the Down Syndrome patients. Outcome for Down syndrome children affected by ALL has generally been reported as poorer than that of non–Down syndrome children. b) Genetic Factors Certain other genetic conditions that have been implicated are- - Neurofibromatosis - Shwachman syndrome, - Bloom's syndrome - Ataxia telangiectasia - Myelodysplastic syndrome - Myeloproliferative disorders
In children who are exposed to various hazardous substances and chemicals, the insult might have taken place early in life either as a fetus when they are in utero, or post-natally. Approximately 75,000 synthetic chemicals have been introduced during the first half of the 21st century. It is important to study the role of these chemicals, including pesticides and herbicides, in causing leukemia. Broadly the environmental factors include-
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Posted by:
manoj.c.p
Posted on: 07/21/2012 hi
my daughter , rashmi 5 year old female was admitted in a hospital with the c/o fever,and anemia
diagnosed as a ALL ,B CELL,started chemotherapy there
at the time of admission her haemoglobin is 4,platelet 10,000,peripheral smear shows blast presnt
CSF NEGATIVE
BONE MARROW NOT DONE
induction chemotherapy started
prednisolone oral
inj.vincristine i.v 4 doses
inj, daunorubicin 3 doses
inj.L. asparaginase 8 doses
IT ,methotrexate 3 times
BONE MARRO DONE 3? BLAST SHOWS
phase b
inj.cyclophosphamide iv 2 time
inj,cytarabine s/c [ arac] 4 days * 4 doses
tab .6 mp 60 days
IT METHOTREXATE 3 times
tab.biotraxate
RE INDUCTION PHASE
tab.dexamethasone orally
inj.vincristine iv 4 doses
inj. dnr 4 doses
inj.L .asparanginase 4 dose
inj.cyclophosphamide 1 dose
inj.cytarabine 2 dose
it.methotrexate 2 doses
BONE MARROW DONE SHOWS 3% BLASTS AND 5%LYMPHS
CSF NEGATIVE
given tab.6pm for one month
review 20/8/2012
please given valuable comments how is the condition and what to do next?
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