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AML Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have acute myelogenous leukemia and any of the following:
- Abdominal pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Arm swelling (unilateral)
- Leg swelling (unilateral)
- Arm swelling (bilateral)
- Leg swelling (bilateral)
- Mouth ulcers
- Rash:
- That looks like bruises or broken blood vessels in the skin
- Worsening bleeding gums
- Worsening nosebleeds
- Worsening bruising
- Repeated vomiting
- Worsening fatigue
- Worsening headache
- Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
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Last Updated: Nov 7, 2008 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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