Leukemia presentation?

Leukemia presentation?

• A. Weight gain and high blood pressure.
• B. Bruising, fatigue, infection risk.
• C. Hair growth.
• D. Clear skin.

Answer: (B)

Leukemia presents most often with symptoms that come from bone marrow failure. When the marrow isn’t making enough healthy blood cells, you see fatigue from anemia, bruising or easy bleeding from low platelets, and a higher risk of infections from impaired white blood cell function. That combination—fatigue, bruising, and infection risk—fits the typical presentation best. Weight gain and high blood pressure aren’t characteristic of leukemia, and hair growth or clear skin aren’t features used to describe its usual presentation.

Leukemia presents most often with symptoms that come from bone marrow failure. When the marrow isn’t making enough healthy blood cells, you see fatigue from anemia, bruising or easy bleeding from low platelets, and a higher risk of infections from impaired white blood cell function. That combination—fatigue, bruising, and infection risk—fits the typical presentation best. Weight gain and high blood pressure aren’t characteristic of leukemia, and hair growth or clear skin aren’t features used to describe its usual presentation.