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Is Unresponsiveness Due To Shingles Or Chronic Leukemia?

My 85 year old mother in law was discovered in bed unresponsive. She was brought to the hospital and diagnosed with a UTI and shingles. The next day, they said that they believed that she did not have shingles but had chronic leukemia. Does this make sense?
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She is unresponsive and she has urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection can occur in patients with chronic leukemia due to low immunity. So she should take treatment of her urinary tract infection.

Drugs like levofloxacin or norfloxacin can be helpful. It is prescription based medicine so consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.

She should also go for complete blood count and peripheral smear examination and bone marrow examination to know exact type and stage of leukemia.

Then she needs to take treatment accordingly.

Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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Is Unresponsiveness Due To Shingles Or Chronic Leukemia?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She is unresponsive and she has urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection can occur in patients with chronic leukemia due to low immunity. So she should take treatment of her urinary tract infection. Drugs like levofloxacin or norfloxacin can be helpful. It is prescription based medicine so consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. She should also go for complete blood count and peripheral smear examination and bone marrow examination to know exact type and stage of leukemia. Then she needs to take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.