Woman unexpectedly discovered leukemia after being pricked on the finger by a shrimp's whisker

Accordingly, the 54-year-old woman had a history of good health. Ten days earlier, she had been pricked by a shrimp's whisker on her right finger, causing it to swell, become red, and be very painful. The patient went to a private clinic to have the pus drained.

A woman unexpectedly discovered she had leukemia after a purslane plant stuck to her finger. Image 1 — Laboratory at the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. (Illustration photo by BVCC).

After a few days, she went to the provincial general hospital for a check-up and found high white blood cell and platelet counts, along with clinical signs of splenomegaly.

At the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (Hanoi), after completing all the tests, the patient was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic blood cancer. After 10 days of treatment, the patient was discharged, took medicine at home and had regular check-ups according to the doctor's appointment.

Doctor Nguyen Quoc Nhat, deputy head of the hospital's chemotherapy department, said many patients with chronic leukemia accidentally discover the disease during health screening tests or when they go for a check-up for a related health problem.

Therefore, when there are unusual signs, people should not be subjective. In addition, annual health check-ups are also extremely important to detect diseases at the "seed" stage.

Depending on the stage and type of disease, the symptoms of chronic leukemia are different. Abnormal leukemia cells often accumulate in the liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines, etc., causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, loss of appetite, loss of appetite, and constant nausea.

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