Haematology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders, including anemia, leukemia, and bleeding disorders.
Examples of benign hematological diseases include:
- Anaemia (e.g. iron, B12 or folate deficiencies)
- Haemolysis
- Iron overload such as hereditary hemochromatosis
- Bleeding disorders e.g. low or dysfunctional platelets or clotting factor deficiency
- Thromboembolic disorders
- Haematological problems related to pregnancy
- Transfusion related issues
- Low white cell count
- Immunodeficiency disorders
- Elevated haemoglobin, platelets or white cells
- Thalassaemia
- Sickle cell disease
- Enlarged spleen
Examples of malignant diseases include:
- Myeloproliferative disorders such as polycythemia, essential thrombocytosis and myelofibrosis
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- Indolent and aggressive lymphomas
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Amyloidosis
- Waldenstroem macroglubulinemia
- Aplastic anaemia
