Neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.[4] Neutrophils make up the majority of circulating white blood cells and serve as the primary defense against infections by destroying bacteria, bacterial fragments and immunoglobulin-bound viruses in the blood. People with neutropenia are more susceptible Read More …
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Secondary Polycythemia – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Secondary polycythemia is caused by either natural or artificial increases in the production of erythropoietin, hence an increased production of erythrocytes. In secondary polycythemia, 6 to 8 million and occasionally 9 million erythrocytes may occur per cubic millimeter of blood. Secondary Read More …
Primary Polycythemia – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Primary polycythemia are due to factors intrinsic to red cell precursors. Polycythemia vera (PCV), polycythemia rubra vera (PRV), or erythremia, occurs when excess red blood cells are produced as a result of an abnormality of the bone marrow.[3] Often, excess white blood cells and platelets are also produced. PCV Read More …
Erythrocytosis – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Erythrocytosis refers to an increase in the absolute red blood cell (RBC) mass in the body. In practice, this is reflected by an increase in hemoglobin levels, or hematocrit, over what is considered physiologic for that age and gender. Polycythemia (also Read More …
Polycythemia – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Polycythemia or erythrocytosis refers to an increase in the absolute red blood cell (RBC) mass in the body. In practice, this is reflected by an increase in hemoglobin levels, or hematocrit, over what is considered physiologic for that age and Read More …
MPNs – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
MPNs (Myeloproliferative neoplasms) are a group of rare blood cancers in which excess red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets are produced in the bone marrow. Myelo refers to the bone marrow, proliferative describes the rapid growth of blood cells and neoplasm describes that growth as abnormal and uncontrolled. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms/Hematopoietic pluripotent Read More …
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare blood cancers in which excess red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets are produced in the bone marrow. Myelo refers to the bone marrow, proliferative describes the rapid growth of blood cells and neoplasm describes that growth as abnormal and uncontrolled. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms/Hematopoietic pluripotent stem Read More …