What are the symptoms of Burkitt lymphoma?

What are the symptoms of Burkitt lymphoma?

Burkitt lymphoma affects adults and children in different ways. But both children and adults typically develop symptoms that come on suddenly and get rapidly get worse. Burkitt lymphoma tumors can double in size within hours. Increasingly severe symptoms may be a sign of fast-growing tumors. Many Burkitt lymphoma symptoms resemble common illnesses. But you should contact your healthcare provider right away if you or your child have any combination of symptoms listed below that are getting worse. Some common symptoms of Burkitt lymphoma in children include:

• Belly (abdominal) pain.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Loss of appetite.
• Weakness and fatigue.
• Swollen lymph nodes.

Common symptoms in adults include:

• Weakness and fatigue.
• Fever.
• Unintended weight loss.
• Drenching night sweats.