Is Enlarged Spleen Symptom Of Leukemia?

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2014

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Question : My son is 15 and usually healthy in the last few month he is getting colds more often getting pale and sweating and just recently headaches and nose bleeds. He plays footy and got injured and we had a bone scan done for his shin splint. In that bone scan it picked up his left kidney not functioning properly so got sent back for ct scan which found that his kidney isn't functioning properly and may have been since birth?? also in that scan picked up a enlarged spleen so now he has had blood tests. Stupid me have googled symptoms. Leukemia came up at the top of the list. Could this be possible? or is there same symptoms with a nicer outcome then Leukemia? Results are on the 18th XXXXXXX anyhow but I'm a bit worried as we never mentioned the nose bleeds and he is having one now. Also what about the kidney what should we do about it if anything if it has been like that since birth?

Answered by Dr. Arun (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possible but wait for results

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
1. As your scans revealed, one kidney may have been functioning less from beginning. DMSA sc
an will reveal further details. But if the other kidney is functiinung well don't worry.
2. The symptoms along with enlarged spleen could go with infections or leukemia.
It's better to wait for results and decide if further tests are needed.
It's better to mention the nose bleeds to your child's doctor.
Wishing your kid speedy recovery
Regards
DrArun

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