Symptoms

People with T-cell leukemia may experience the following symptoms. Sometimes, people with T-cell leukemia do not show any of these symptoms. Or, these symptoms may be caused by a medical condition that is not cancer. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your doctor.

• Recurrent infections, due to low numbers of neutrophils (infection-fighting white blood cells)
  
  
• Bleeding or bruising easily
  
  
• Unexplained tiredness (fatigue)
  
  
• Persistent, unexplained abdominal pain on the left side, due to an enlarged spleen (LGLL, T-PLL)
  
  
• Enlarged lymph nodes (T-PLL, ATLL)
  
  
• Rash or skin lesions (T-PLL, ATLL, Sezary syndrome)
  
  
• Frequent urination and/or constipation, due to high levels of calcium in the blood (ATLL)