Because leukemia is a blood cancer, it can affect a person’s platelet count. People with leukemia sometimes have a low platelet count. However, other conditions can also cause low platelets. Leukemia ...

Leukemia starts in the bone marrow and can crowd out healthy cells, replacing them with abnormal leukemic cells. This often lowers red blood cell and platelet counts, causing fatigue and easy bleeding ...

In older adults, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are most common. Symptoms can include weight loss, fatigue, night sweats, easy bruising, and frequent infections.

Prognostic and predictive significance of smudge cell percentage on routine blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients: A single center study from northern India.