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Originally posted by FredT
Low white blood cell counts is the hallmark of Leukemia (among other things). If her white cell count was zero, the clotting factors in her blood were also likely depleted and she had the potential for hemmorage.
May not be the cause, but you never know.
Originally posted by Valhall
Wait a minute...I thought low red blood cells were hallmark of leukemia with out of control high white blood cell count. That's the whole point in leukemia is that the mutant "babies" (
Possible causes of a low white blood cell count include:
Infection, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Certain medications, especially those used in chemotherapy
Bone marrow disease, such as leukemia or myelodysplasia
Mayo Clinic
Originally posted by Valhall
Thank you very much, Fred! New dendrite grown. As you know, one of our daughters fought ALL and it seems to be a bit different. That's probably why they named them differently, huh? **I understand that the M-types have a much higher fatality instance.
Originally posted by Valhall
Isn't it true that most leukemia patients who have not been diagnosed in the early stages end up in the emergency room inr respiratory distress because they don't have enough red blood cells for their lungs to work???
Originally posted by NinjaCodeMonkey
I do have my facts straight, this happened 2 days ago and the girl was 17 years old. My sister lives with her boyfriend and it was his brothers friend who died so the story did not get lost in translation. This was in South Africa incase anyone was wondering. Thanks for all the input.
Originally posted by NinjaCodeMonkey
It was a bug that killed her, normally people get it in the hospital and die. 24 babies have died from it in the hospitals this year and not much is known about it. She must have got it from a person who is just a carrier or something, maybe from the soil on the hockey field. It is scary how these types of deaths are increasing, you would think you are safe in a hospital.