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B symptoms
B symptoms are a feature of both Hodgkin's lymphomaand non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and include:
- Fever
- Drenching sweats, especially at night
- Weight loss. Weight loss is defined as the loss of more than 10% of body mass in previous 6 months.
Whether or not one has B symptoms is included in the stage of Hodgkin's lymphoma. It can affect the decision about the treatment. B symptoms are a negative prognostic factor patients with lymphoma.
B symptoms can also be found in non-cancerous states such as tuberculosis.
Terminology
Regarding the staging of Hodgkin's lymphoma, a letter B will be added after the stage of disease for patients with the above symptoms. Patients without such syptoms are given a letter A after their stage.
See also
- Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's disease
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| Hematological malignancyand White blood cells
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| Lymphoid: Lymphocytic leukemia(ALL, CLL) | Lymphoma(Hodgkin's disease, NHL) | LPD| Myeloma(Multiple myeloma, Extramedullary plasmacytoma)
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| Myeloid: Myelogenous leukemia(AML, CML) | MPD(Essential thrombocytosis, Polycythemia) | MDS| Myelofibrosis| Neutropenia
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| Red blood cells
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| Anemia| Hemochromatosis| Sickle-cell disease| Thalassemia| Hemolysis| Aplastic anemia| G6PD| Hereditary spherocytosis| Hereditary elliptocytosis| other hemoglobinopathies
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| Coagulationand Platelets
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| Thrombosis| Deep vein thrombosis| Pulmonary embolism| Hemophilia| ITP| TTP| DIC
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It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B+symptoms Wikipedia article B symptoms.
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