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Burkitts Lymphoma
Also Known As: B Cell Lymphoma
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 2,500,000 people
Linked signs and symptoms
2Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
Linked drugs / medications
2Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
5Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
17These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP, Serum AFP, Blood)
- Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- Calcium Concentration (Blood, Total)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Fecal Fat Determination (Fat Absorption Test, Fecal Fat Stain)
- Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) Concentration
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Phosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus)
- Platelet Count
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Biological and test markers
20This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
15- Alpha-1-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 2–7 %Linked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 4–12 %Linked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Alpha-Fetoprotein (Non-Pregnant, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 5–40 ng/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP, Serum AFP
- Beta-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 8–18 %Linked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Calcium (Blood, Total)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 8.5–10.4 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 7.6–10.3 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Calcium Concentration (Blood, Total)
- Fecal FatReference range exampleAll: 1,000–7,000 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Fecal Fat Determination (Fat Absorption Test, Fecal Fat Stain)
- Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2.1 %; Birth - 2wks: 56–90 %Linked diagnostic tests1Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) Concentration
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Gamma-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF)Reference range exampleAll: 3–12 %Linked diagnostic tests1Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Blood hCG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–5 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- Phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus, P)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2.5–4.5 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 4.3–9.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Phosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus)
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic tests1Platelet Count
- Urine B2 MicroglobulinReference range example0–1 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)Reference range exampleAll: 0–5.1 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- White Blood Cell (WBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 4.5–10.5 million/mL; Adult ( > 16y): 3.2–10 million/mLLinked diagnostic tests1White Blood Cell (WBC) Count
Often decreased
5- B Cells (CD19 Percentage)Reference range exampleAll: 3–25 %Linked diagnostic tests1Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests3Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic tests1Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic tests1Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Burkitts Lymphoma
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Vitae Elixxir[1, 7, 8]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Warning: Possible side effects of Vitae Elixxir include diarrhoea, pain, and a general worsening of existing symptoms.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that vitae elixir helps to treat Lymphoma)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Mistletoe (Iscador, Viscum Album) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. WARNING: The mistletoe plant should NOT be eaten because it is poisonous. May cause seizures, coma and death. It should only be taken as a purified mistletoe extract, and only in recommended doses.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Studies on the effect of Mistletoe on Burkitts Lymphomas have yielded mixed, conflicting results. More research is needed.)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Ultraviolet Light Therapy:
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (UV light therapy is effective in treating Burkitts Lymphoma)
Grade of Evidence: Moderate quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/mistletoe
3. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/mistletoe/ataglance.htm
4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002883.htm
5. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mistle40.html
6. http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1293.full?ijkey=56e55886cc53e0c478801e74001edc3bea1c322e&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
7. http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/vitaeelixxir.html
8. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/vitae-elixxir