Hematology
Hematology is the study of blood and blood-forming organs, including the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood, bone marrow, and immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems.
Some of the diseases treated by haematologists include:
- Iron deficiency anaemia and other types of anemia such as sickle cell anemia or trauma-related anemia
- Polycythemia or excess production of red blood cells
- Myelofibrosis
- Leukemia
- Platelet and bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and Von Willebrand disease
- The myelodysplastic syndromes
- Hemoglobinopathies such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease
- Multiple myeloma
- Malignant lymphomas
- Blood transfusion
- Bone marrow stem cell transplantation