People with T-cell leukaemia can experience the following signs or symptoms. Sometimes, people with T-cell leukaemia do not have any of these changes. Or, the cause of a symptom may be a different medical condition that is not cancer.
- Bleeding or bruising easily
- Recurrent infections from low counts of infection-fighting white blood cells called neutrophils
- Recurrent infections from low counts of infection-fighting white blood cells called neutrophils
- Unexplained tiredness or weight loss
- Persistent, unexplained abdominal pain on the left side due to a swollen spleen (LGLL, T-PLL)
- Unexplained fevers, chills, or night sweats
- Frequent urination or constipation from high calcium levels in the blood called hypercalcemia (ATLL).
- Feeling full quickly when eating or fullness or abdominal pain (T-PLL)
- Swollen lymph nodes (T-PLL, ATLL); lymph nodes are bean-shaped tiny organs that help to fight infection.
- Rash or skin lesions (T-PLL, ATLL, Sezary syndrome)
- Itching involving the skin (ATLL, Sezary syndrome)
