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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Acute leukemia is an aggressive condition that needs rapid diagnosis and treatment within a few days after detection.

23 Nov 2009

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Classification

There are several systems of classification of Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The classification is commonly used to determine treatment and predict the prognosis of the cancer.

23 Nov 2009

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Prognosis

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia has a good outlook or prognosis in children but a poorer outlook in adults. Infant variety of ALL however has a poor prognosis.

23 Nov 2009

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Pathophysiology

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL is the cancer of the lymphoid white blood cells. There are several risk factors that raise the risk of this cancer. However, the exact cause of this cancer is not yet known.

23 Nov 2009

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Diagnosis

Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is based on laboratory and pathological tests. The first test is usually blood tests. If this indicates abnormalities, further tests are ordered.

23 Nov 2009

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Symptoms

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia most commonly affects children below 15 years of age. It is rare among adults. The symptoms are usually slow in onset but may rapidly get severe as the number of immature white blood cells (blast cells) rises and overcrowd other cells in the blood.

23 Nov 2009

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma History

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas encompass a broad range of neoplasms derived from T cells, B cells, NK cells, and their precursors in the lymphoid system.

23 Nov 2009

What is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas represent a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders that originate in B-lymphocytes, T-lymphocytes or natural killer (NK) cell. B-cell lymphomas account for 80-90% of all the cases, T-cell lymphomas are responsible for 15-20% of the cases, while NK lymphomas are rarely encountered.

23 Nov 2009

Gaucher's Disease Treatment

Gaucher's disease is a genetic disorder that leads to a lack of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. This deficiency leads to the fatty substance glucocerebroside accumulating in important tissues and organs.

23 Nov 2009

Gaucher's Disease Diagnosis

Gaucher’s disease is a genetically inherited disorder that causes a deficiency in the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is required to break down the fatty substance glucocerebroside.

23 Nov 2009

Gaucher's Disease Genetics

Gaucher's disease is a genetic condition that affects various different tissues and organs in the body. Several forms of this condition have been identified based on the specific features of the disease and the signs and symptoms vary between affected individuals.

23 Nov 2009

What is Gaucher's Disease?

Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder caused by a lack of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is usually stored in the lysosomes of macrophages, which require the enzyme to recycle red blood cells.

23 Nov 2009

Usher Syndrome Diagnosis

It is essential that the diagnosis of Usher syndrome is made as early as possible to allow the parents and child to begin special educational programs to help them manage as the disease progresses.

23 Nov 2009

What is Usher Syndrome?

Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 25,000 babies born and causes hearing and vision loss, often accompanied by balance problems. The syndrome accounts for 3-6% of all deaf children.

23 Nov 2009

Cystinosis Treatment

Cystinosis is an inborn error of metabolism characterized by an abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine in the cells of the body.

23 Nov 2009

Cystinosis Genetics

Cystinosis is an inborn error of metabolism which leads to the abnormal accumulation of an amino acid called cystine in the lysosomes of cells.

23 Nov 2009

Cystinosis Diagnosis

Cystinosis is a relatively rare genetic condition, with an estimated 15 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year. Cystinosis is an inborn error of metabolism that leads to the abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine in the lysosomes of cells.

23 Nov 2009

What is Cystinosis?

Cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by an abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine in the cells of the body. Also called cystine storage disease, it is an inborn error of metabolism that leads to the deposition of cystine crystal in various tissues such as the bone marrow, the cornea, the kidney and the liver.

23 Nov 2009

What is Arterial Stiffness?

The arteries are blood vessels that deliver oxygen and vital nutrients to all the vital organs and peripheries in the body. The heart pumps blood through these vessels and with each pulse blood flows to distal circulation.

23 Nov 2009

Cerebral Aneurysm Prognosis

An aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge that occurs in a weak blood vessel, usually at the point where the vessel branches. An aneurysm that forms in the brain is called a cerebral aneurysm.

23 Nov 2009