Misdiagnosis of Leukemia

Alternative diagnoses list for Leukemia:

For a diagnosis of Leukemia, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Leukemia:

• Flu
• Anemia
• Lymphoma

Diseases for which Leukemia may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Leukemia is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
• Bleeding disorders
• CRMO, juvenile
• Fever
• Flu
• Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Leishmaniasis
• Nosebleeds
• Pathological fracture
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum
• Trypanosomiasis

Rare Types of Leukemia:

• Hairy cell leukaemia
• Acute lymphocytic leukaemia associated with viral infections
• Fanconi anemia associated with acute myelogenous leukaemia
• More rare types »

Leukemia Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Approach to the Diagnosis - LYMPHADENOPATHY, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - RASH, GENERAL
• History and physical examination - Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
• Diagnosis - Acute leukemia
• Diagnosis - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• History and physical examination - Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
• History - Lymphadenopathy, Generalized
• Diagnosis - Leukemia, acute
• Diagnosis - Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
• Diagnosis - Leukemia, chronic granulocytic
• History - Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
• History - Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
• History and physical examination - Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic
• Approach to the Diagnosis - LYMPHADENOPATHY, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED
• Approach to the Diagnosis - RASH, GENERAL

Leukemia: Medical Mistakes

Related medical mistakes may include:

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Leukemia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Common Misdiagnoses and Leukemia

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder.

Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi. See melanoma and spitz nevi.

Painful throat- look for infectious mononucleosis: Infectious mononucleosis must be considered in 15- 25 year old patients presenting with a painful throat. The patient presents with slow onset of malaise, fever, headache sore throat and rash. It can be misdiagnosed as HIV primary infection, tonsillitis, viral hepatitis and leukaemia. Paul Bunnell test is one of the important lab tests commonly done along with white cell count and blood smear. There is no specific treatment and supportive measures will suffice. It usually runs an uncomplicated course.

Leukemia: Rare Types

Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Leukemia:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Leukemia:

• Childhood arthritis often misdiagnosed as growing pains
• Pathologist at hospital not punished for a litany of errors
• More news »

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Leukemia or confirming a diagnosis of Leukemia, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Leukemia may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Leukemia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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