What are the systemic symptoms of lymphoma

Experts explained that in clinical practice, lymphoma is not only difficult to treat, but also has obvious symptoms, which can be easily discovered by patients. During the onset of the disease, patients will experience local redness and swelling, and the throat will be uncomfortable. In severe cases, ulcers will form, making it difficult to drink water. In clinical practice, lymphoma also has many systemic symptoms, which I will briefly describe below.

What are the systemic symptoms of lymphoma?

1. Systemic symptoms

Malignant lymphoma may cause systemic symptoms such as fever, itching, night sweats and weight loss before or at the same time as the discovery of swollen lymph nodes.

2. Immune and blood system manifestations

When malignant lymphoma is diagnosed, 10% to 20% of patients may have anemia. Some patients may have increased white blood cell count, thrombocytosis, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Some patients may have leukemoid reactions and a significant increase in neutrophils. The increase in lactate dehydrogenase is related to tumor load. Some patients, especially those in the late stage, show abnormal immune function. In B-cell NHL, different amounts of monoclonal immunoglobulins can be detected in the serum of some patients.

3. Skin lesions

Patients with malignant lymphoma may have a series of nonspecific skin manifestations. The skin lesions are polymorphic, with erythema, blisters, erosions, etc. Patients with advanced malignant lymphoma have low immunity, and skin infections often ulcerate and exude for a long time, forming systemic scattered skin thickening and desquamation.

After reading the above expert's explanation, I believe you should have a detailed understanding of the systemic symptoms of lymphoma. If your relatives have similar symptoms in life, you must not ignore the disease of lymphoma, and you need to take the patient to a professional hospital for examination in time. If you are diagnosed with lymphoma, you must also actively cooperate with the treatment.