10 Bone Marrow Cancer Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #4: Pallor
Pallor is a pale color of the skin (i.e. palms and soles) or mucous membranes (i.e. mouth or the white part of the eye). It constitutes an important physical finding in patients with anemia, regardless of the cause. However, it can also be observed in many other conditions.
Anemia is a condition in which there is a lack of healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to your tissues. Hence, there is poor tissue oxygenation in this condition. Oxygenated blood is precious, thus it is shunted away from the skin and other peripheral tissues, to permit enhanced blood blow to vital organs. This gives rise to pallor in bone marrow cancer patients with anemia.
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