Leukemia Symptoms in Adults

Signs of leukemia in adults are more or less similar to those noticed in children. These include the same flu-like indications of frequent infection, fever, cold and chills.

Fatigue, weakness, malaise, headaches, seizures, weakness, blurred vision, balancing inability and vomiting are some common signs of leukemia in adults when it spreads to the brain.
Pain in bones and joints is more severe than in children. There is a loss of appetite, weight loss and abdominal pain due to expansion of spleen and liver. The lymph nodes turn tender and swollen. Bruises and cuts are also noticed at the first provocation.
Some of the exhibited signs of leukemia in men and women alike is shortness of breath, frequent and lengthy coughing along with suffocation.

The symptoms of leukemia are seen in places where these cells accumulate or are deposited and the characteristic of the symptoms will be dependent on this. Leukemia can be chronic or acute type and can be easily diagnosed with regular blood test.
Leukemia is usually caused by radiation exposure or due to chain smoking or exposure to too much of smoke.

Acute symptoms of leukemia are headaches, vomiting, confusion, loss of muscle control, or seizures. They also affect other parts of the body like digestive tract, kidneys, lungs, heart or testes and the symptoms of the leukemia will be dependent on which of these regions are affected.