Clinical Hematology
CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY
Clinical Hematology Department looks after people with problems in their blood. This includes leukemia, some forms of anemia (like Sickle Cell) and congenital (from birth) diseases like thalassaemia and hemophilia. Problems seen in Clinical Hematology include
- Thalassaemia - a genetic problem with the blood
- Bone marrow failure syndromes such as aplastic anemia
- Blood cancers such as leukemias, lymphomas (cancer affecting lymph nodes) and multiple myeloma
- Bleeding disorders like hemophilia and platelet related disorders