Symptoms of albinism in children

When it comes to diseases, many people are familiar with them. There are many types of diseases, and different diseases have different harms to the human body. Therefore, when treating some diseases, you need to first understand the diseases, so that you will know what kind of treatment method is best. Pediatric albinism is a common disease now. This type of disease has a great impact on the child's body. What are the symptoms of pediatric albinism?

Many people are not very clear about the symptoms of childhood albinism, so we need to first understand childhood albinism so that when children show these symptoms, we will know what to do, which will also be helpful to patients.

Symptoms of albinism in children:

Fever is the most common first symptom of childhood leukemia. Due to the lack of normal white blood cells, especially mature granulocytes, the body's normal defense function is impaired, and infection can cause fever.

Bleeding: More than half of the children have varying degrees of bleeding. The main symptoms are bleeding in the nasal mucosa, oral cavity, gums and skin. In severe cases, internal organs and intracranial hemorrhage are often the cause of death in children.

Anemia is the most common early symptom and tends to worsen progressively. Patients have pale complexion, skin and mucous membranes, weakness and poor appetite. Enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes In acute lymphocytic leukemia, enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes is more obvious, while in chronic myeloid leukemia, enlargement of the spleen is more obvious.

Bone and joint pain and bone lesions are common in children with acute leukemia and may be the first symptoms. Leukemia cells infiltrating the central nervous system may cause meningeal leukemia, and the child may experience headaches, nausea, vomiting, and even convulsions and coma.

Abnormal changes in blood test data show that most children have leukocytosis, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and significant proliferation of bone marrow leukocytes, which can be as high as 95% or more.

The above is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of childhood albinism. After these symptoms appear, patients need to actively cooperate in the treatment. Moreover, the treatment of childhood albinism also takes some time, so family members must also actively cooperate. At the same time, before treating childhood albinism, the patient must be given a full-body examination, and family members should also pay attention to this.