Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia symptoms, chronic lymphoid leukemia, CLL, prolymphocytic leukemia, T-cell chronic Lymphocytic leukemia, hairy-cell leukemia, blood disorders, disease progression, lymph nodes, spleen, liver, Anemia.

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Jun 22, 2016

Symptoms of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

The symptoms may not be evident during the early stage of the disease. They begin to surface as the disease progresses.

Most of the symptoms of CLL resemble those of other blood disorders and they vary with each individual. Some of the common symptoms are listed below-

Persistent weakness
Breathlessness (sometimes)
Recurrent infections
Night sweats
Weight Loss (in some)
Pallor
Tendency to bleed – e.g. from gums

On Examination the following maybe observed -

Swollen lymph nodes
Enlarged spleen
Enlarged liver
Anemia
Abnormal bruising and bleeding

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Reference:

Published on Mar 05, 2016
Last Updated on Jun 22, 2016

Comments

JLD1948 Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Can hyperbaric oxygen therapy be used to treat CLL ?? My Dad is 92 and mild diabetic. He was holding his own until a lymph gland swelled up under his arm; they did radiation; the tumor burst and is now an open wound under his arm. They are doing wound care; three times per week; but it is extremely painful for him. I know that the Hyperbaric treatments are beneficial for numerous wounds and ailments. Could it possibly be beneficial to heal this open would under his arm ?

jen71 Wednesday, July 4, 2012

My dad has been just diagnosed with cll. He is 65 yrs old, a smoker for about 50yrs. now. He said he has not felt right for about 4-5yrs. said he knew something was wrong. His white blood cell count is 280,000 and still fighting shingles. What is his prognosis?

dazedandconfused Monday, April 23, 2012

I'm 48 years old and have had 7 heart attacks in the last 14 years along with 12 stents. Recently I was diagnosed with stage 4 CLL. Can you give me any ideas on life expectancy?

saba_mother Tuesday, July 20, 2010

my mother is diagnosed with CLL, 63 is the count of platelets and 112400 of wbc what are te chances

wanda Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Is CLL hereditary?

John66 Friday, January 11, 2013

Yes, my doctor told me it was. I have CLL and my brother and sister has it.