Question
A child has developed a fever, with the body temperature not exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius, and no other apparent symptoms. After two days of antibiotic and antiviral treatment, the symptoms alleviate , but then recurred. After receiving the same treatment again, the symptoms recurred for a fifth time, accompanied by vomiting. The attached blood count test report shows that indicators such as the percentage of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and absolute values, as well as hemoglobin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin content are abnormal. Could this situation be indicative of leukemia? What tests should be conducted to check for leukemia? The illness has been intermittent for 19 days now, and fever persists, especially higher at night.
Answer
Leukemia is a malignant tumor with rapid progression, mostly acute, but it responds well to chemotherapy, and cancer cells can be easily eliminated. If leukemia in early childhood is detected in time and