Welcome to Blood Disorders

Blood disorders, also referred to as blood conditions or hematologic diseases, are problems, symptoms, and even malformations that affect the production or behavior of three major components of the blood: white blood cells (which are responsible for the immune system), red blood cells (which are responsible for the body's oxygenation) and platelets (which are responsible for the blood's ability to clot and heal over wounds). Problems range from a discrepancy between normal blood cell counts and apparent blood cell counts to structural issues with regards to the cells.

There are many kinds of blood disorders, and many kinds of causes – ranging from idiopathic (that is, of unknown causes), to genetic (wherein a quirk of the gene compels the blood or the bone marrow – where the blood cells mature – to behave differently), or reactive. This site offers a comprehensive overview of these hematologic problems, from their probable causes to how they work, their symptoms and their treatments.

Featured Blood Disorder Articles

Lindsay Tribunal
Started in 1999 in Ireland, the Lindsay Tribunal was established to investigate the infection of hemophiliacs with HIV and Hepatitis C from tainted blood products that has been supplied by the Blood Transfusion Service Board. The Blood Transfusion Service Boar.. 

Blood hammer
Blood hammer is a blood disorder wherein the upstream blood pressure is increased in a blood vessel and most likely happens in arteries because of an obstruction in the vessel. Intruduced in cerebral hemodynamics, the term “blood hammer” is derived from an ana.. 

Triose Phosphate Isomerase deficiency
Described in 1965. the rare, autosomal recessive disorder called triosephosphate isomerase deficiency or TPI deficiency, is a unique glycolytic enzymopathy characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia, cardiomyopathy, susceptibility to infections, severe neurol.. 

Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal cold hemoblobinuria or PCH is also known as Donath-Landsteiner syndrome a is a disease that is characterized by a sudden presence of hemoglobin in an affected individual’s urine- called hemoglobinura- and occurs usually after exposures to col temper.. 

May Hegglin Anomaly
May Hegglin’s Anomaly or May Hegglin Anomaly, is a rare genetic disorder of the blood that is characterized by abnormally large platelets. Aside from the overgrown platelets, May Hegglin Anomaly can also cause abnormalities in white blood cells that is also kn.. 

Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma or Hodgkin’s disease as it is more commonly known,is a type of lymphoma that was discovered and first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodkin’s lymphoma is the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node to another and systems symptoms..