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1 Why would CLL affect the skin?
1 Symptoms can vary, depending on which organs are affected. They may include: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia affects the blood and bone marrow. The chemotherapy used to treat CLL, however, affects all the cells in other parts of the body immediately, or, in some cases, as long as months or years after treatment Knowing beforehand that chemotherapy can prompt such changes, like sensitivity to mosquito bites, means that you can prepare for these alterations with your doctor's assistance.

Symptoms can vary, depending on which organs are affected. They may include:

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia affects the blood and bone marrow. The chemotherapy used to treat CLL, however, affects all the cells in other parts of the body immediately, or, in some cases, as long as months or years after treatment
Knowing beforehand that chemotherapy can prompt such changes, like sensitivity to mosquito bites, means that you can prepare for these alterations with your doctor's assistance.