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Please explain the cause and treatment for hypopigmented mycosis fungoides.
Query: Hi doctor, A 9-year-old girl's biopsy report reads like this. I would like to know the cause and treatment. Biopsy shows sparse superficial perivascular infiltrate of lymphocytes. The epidermis shows slight psoriasiform hyperplasia and infiltration by numerous small and large lymphocytes without muc... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Mycosis fungoides is a type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, meaning abnormal proliferation of T cells in our skin. As such, there is no well definite cause. An interplay of various factors causes it. There are aberrations in the chromosomes triggered by a persistent antig... Read Full »
My blood reports show high lymphocytes. Is this blood cancer?
Query: Hello doctor,I had high lymphocytes in my blood reports that I got tested in a gap of six days. I am worried if I am suffering from blood cancer and during these tests i had no fever or cold. Kindly suggest.Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The rise in the levels of lymphocytes can be post-viral infection, chronic infection, or some inflammation. As you are asymptomatic with no fever, I would like to know if you have any weight loss or palpable lymph nodes in the neck, unde... Read Full »
I have low platelets and WBCs after chemotherapy. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Can you help me understand why I have reduced platelet and white blood cell counts following chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma? Thank you. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. During chemotherapy, potent drugs target both cancer and healthy hematopoietic (the process of blood cell formation) cells. This can suppress bone marrow function, reducing platelets and white blood cells, which are pr... Read Full »
Can my WBC and RBC counts be elevated due to blood cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, My WBC and RBC are elevated. However, platelets and hemoglobin are normal. I am concerned about blood cancer. Someone told me that high WBC levels are linked to blood cancer. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. It is too early to consider blood cancer. Blast cells are observed in CBC reports in advanced blood cancer. A peripheral smear should also be performed. It is a more accurate test to check for blast cells to rule out ... Read Full »
Are my pinprick-sized blood-red dots on the arms signs of malignancy?
Query: Hi doctor,I have a few dozen pinprick-sized blood-red dots on each of my upper arms (nowhere else) for a month. I do not think they have changed since then, but it is hard to tell since there are too many to track. I had noticed them all at once, but I am not sure for how long they have been there s... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, your dermatologist is right. These are angiomas, not related to blood cancer or other malignancies. To rule out any malignancies, get ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase), and CBC (complete blood count) tests done, and send me your resu... Read Full »
I have low neutrophils and WBC count. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have low neutrophils and a low white blood cell count (WBC count score of 3.4). However, everything else in my CBC is usually normal; what should I do to ensure that it is not cancer or anything serious?Kindly help.Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I read your query and understand your concern. Your CBC (complete blood count) report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) shows a minimally low WBC (white blood cell) count and neutrophil count. As the WBC count is low, that is why neutrophils also otherwise, a percentage... Read Full »
My father’s WBC count is 11600. Could it be blood cancer?
Query: Hi doctor,My father has pancreatic cancer. Now he continues chemotherapy. His WBC blood count after the first chemotherapy was below 4000 per microliter. Now he has completed the second chemotherapy. His WBC result after the second chemotherapy is 11600 per microliter. Is it blood cancer? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. You have nothing to worry about as WBC (white blood cell) ranges between 4.5 to 11 thousand per microliter. So it is mildly raised, which can be due to a number of factors: 1. It may be because he received grow... Read Full »
Does the blood report indicate blood cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, I have my wife's blood test report. We fear that she might have blood cancer. For the last four months, she is having joint pain, sudden breath difficulty, hand pain, and chest pain. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the report, only apparent problem is that she has mild anemia, microcytic hypochromic (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Usually common in young females. Otherwise, platelets and WBC are normal. Does she have any other symptoms like fever or ble... Read Full »
Please suggest how to proceed with the blood cancer treatment for my 8-year-old son.
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 9 years old. From his birth, he is having a cold and cough problem. After that, we took CBC and it came back normal. But his WBC was around 22300 till three months from birth. After that, he was unable to walk and got a severe fever, cold, and shivering. I consulted a child spe... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son can have leukemia and there are many types of leukemia. It cannot be confirmed only by doing CBC (complete blood count). There are multiple tests to be done. A fluid test will not show a positive result even in a single test. It has to be repeated. He needs to ... Read Full »
I have bone pain, skin rash, and headache after taking Tasigna.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been diagnosed with CML PH+ and have been taking a medicine called Tasigna for the past few months. However, I have been suffering from various side effects, such as pain in my bones, headache, and skin rash. Recently, all of these symptoms have become more severe, especially th... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. Tasigna (Nilotinib) is an excellent drug available for the treatment of CML (chronic myeloid leukemia) and is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The mentioned side effects are because of this drug. This drug should no... Read Full »