Improper treatment of lymphoma can cause great harm

If lymphoma is not treated carefully, it can cause great harm. In other words, people must pay attention to the treatment of lymphoma and not use drugs or hormones indiscriminately, otherwise the harm will be very great? So what are the specific manifestations of lymphoma treatment in this regard? Let the experts answer these questions for us.

Because lymphoma is a systemic disease that can occur anywhere in the human body, it is very harmful, and early detection and early diagnosis and treatment are recommended for this disease. Lymphoma is a malignant tumor that originates in lymph nodes or other lymphoid tissues, and is divided into Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The main manifestations are progressive enlargement of lymph nodes throughout the body, adhesion and fusion, but painless. It may be accompanied by fever, which may be cyclical or persistent, and may also be accompanied by fatigue, weight loss, anemia, itchy skin and other manifestations. The cause of fever is also mainly due to the reduced resistance of the body caused by lymphoma itself and chemotherapy, low immune function, and secondary infection. Common infections include pneumonia, herpes zoster, cryptococcus, Candida albicans and other infections.

For older children who have persistent, painless lymphadenopathy and fever, we should consider the possibility of this disease. Further examinations such as bone marrow examination, lymph node biopsy, and CT scan can be performed to confirm the diagnosis.

Treatment of lymphoma: mainly radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Early diagnosis and early treatment are expected to cure the disease.

There are four types of fever in lymphoma:

That is, low fever (37.5℃-38.5℃, mostly in the early stage of the disease), intermittent fever (fever for a period of time, no fever for another period of time), remittent fever (body temperature fluctuates by more than 2 degrees in a day), and persistent high fever (above 39℃).

The diagnosis of fever is a complex issue in the treatment of lymphoma.

Low-grade fever needs to be differentiated from tuberculosis.

Intermittent fever needs to be differentiated from immune inflammatory diseases such as Still's disease, Kimura's disease, Castleman's disease, etc., and also needs to be differentiated from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, Behcet's disease, etc.

Remittent fever needs to be differentiated from infectious diseases.

High fever needs to be differentiated from serious infectious diseases, leukemia, necrotizing lymphadenitis, etc.

Some patients have fever for several months or even years before a clear diagnosis is made.

During long-term fever, some doctors give patients anti-tuberculosis drugs or a lot of antibiotics. Some doctors give patients intermittent or continuous glucocorticoids (commonly known as hormones). Some doctors or patients use hormones as antipyretics.

This has led to the overuse of antibiotics and hormones.

Hormones have a killing and inhibitory effect on lymphoma, but their effect is limited when used alone. Using hormones alone cannot completely treat lymphoma, but instead masks the condition.

Abuse of hormones in the treatment of lymphoma is very harmful

① Hormones can temporarily reduce fever and shrink lymphoma nodules. Later biopsies may not be able to make a clear diagnosis due to the atypical lymphoma tissue structure or tissue cell necrosis, which will bring difficulties to subsequent treatment.

② Hormones can also shrink lymphomas with immune inflammation. In clinical practice, it is often seen that after the use of hormones, the fever subsides and the tumor shrinks, but the patient often does not seek further diagnosis and treatment. After a period of time, the fever recurs and the tumor rapidly increases. The patient is eventually diagnosed with lymphoma, but the disease is already in the late stage, missing the best time for treatment.

Therefore, I advise all doctors and patients: do not use hormones as antipyretics, use them with caution and for appropriate indications. The abuse of hormones in the treatment of lymphoma is harmful! When taking lymph node biopsies and bone punctures, hormones should be discontinued for more than 5-7 days to prevent confusion in the test results.

The above is the explanation given by experts on the treatment of lymphoma. I hope it can help you answer your questions. Experts remind everyone that if you suffer from any disease in your daily life, you must not delay treatment. This is very dangerous. Some diseases will worsen or cause other diseases.

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