Hair loss in children is usually not a sign of leukemia.
Leukemia is a class of malignant clonal disease of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells, most of which start at different speeds and manifestations. Acute cases can be sudden high fever, similar to the “flu”, may also be serious bleeding; slow cases are often pale, purpura skin, or after tooth extraction bleeding hard to stop and was found when the doctor.
Leukemia usually does not directly cause hair loss, but due to the later stage of chemotherapy and other treatments, affecting the cell metabolism, which leads to hair loss. A small amount of hair loss in children is generally a normal part of metabolism, but if it is severe, it may be due to malnutrition, scalp folliculitis, baldness and other diseases.
Small amounts of hair loss in children are generally not a cause for concern, but if the hair loss is severe, parents are advised to take their children to the dermatology department of a hospital for diagnosis and professional treatment after clarifying the cause.