Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

ALL usually develops quickly over days or weeks and symptoms are generally non-specific and can be caused by other diseases. These include:

• Feeling very tired and weak
• Getting fevers or infections more easily than usual
• Looking pale
• Limp and bone pain
• Swollen lymph nodes (they look like lumps in the neck, underarm, stomach, or groin)
• Easy bleeding and petechiae (flat, pinpoint, dark-red spots under the skin caused by bleeding)
• Enlarged liver and spleen
• Dyspnea (shortness in breath)
• Loss of appetite, weight loss, abdominal pain and bloating (pain or fullness under the ribs region)