People having HCL or PLL may experience the following signs or symptoms. Sometimes, people with HCL or PLL don’t have these symptoms. Or, the cause of a symptom can be a different medical condition that is not Leukemia. Some of the common symptoms are:
- Bruising easily
- In HCL, hairy cells accumulate more often in the bone marrow and spleen and may not cause noticeable lymph node swelling. Enlarged lymph nodes in PLL.
- Unexplained fatigue
- Slow healing of wounds
- Decreased appetite and feeling full quickly
- Persistent abdominal pain on the left side from an enlarged spleen
- Unexplained weight loss
- Frequent infections
- Chills
- Fever
- Night sweats
