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Child. Diagnosed With Mono, Slightly Anemic. Possible Leukemia?
My daughter is 23 months old today, and was diagnosed with mono on Monday 9/23. She has been ill for 3 weeks now. When her pediatrician called me Monday afternoon with her positive mono test, he also said that she is slightly anemic. I started searching on the internet, and found that mono and leukemia have very similar symptoms. I am wondering if you test positive for mono can she still have leukemia as well?
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
leukemia and mono are two different conditions
mono is caused by epstin barr virus
it spreads through saliva
where as lekemia is blood cancer, the cause is unknown
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
leukemia and mono are two different conditions
mono is caused by epstin barr virus
it spreads through saliva
where as lekemia is blood cancer, the cause is unknown
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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