List of blood disorders - Medical Encyclopedia
Blood Disorders are generally categorized by physicians according to the nature of the complaint. There are disorders of blood production, disorders within the blood cells, infections in the blood, and disorders of the blood clotting mechanism.
The following table lists the most common disorders that are caused by blood disease or malfunction and their basic characteristics.
Of the conditions listed, most are serious and require immediate medical treatment. However, many characteristics cited here may also be indicative of some other clinical disorder.
An accurate medical history and physical examination by a physician are essential for adequate diagnosis of a problem.
The following table lists the most common disorders that are caused by blood disease or malfunction and their basic characteristics.
List of blood disorders (most common)
Agranulocytosis
- Reduced production of white blood cellsAnemia
- Reduced production or loss of red blood cellsBlood poisoning
- Infection of blood stream by bacteriaChristmas disease
- Defective blood clottingHemophilia
- Defective blood clottingLeukemia
- Uncontrolled and disorderly increase of white blood cellsMalaria
- Parasitic infestation of red blood cellsMononucleosis
- Excess of large white blood cellsMyeloma
- Cancer of the bone marrowPolycythemia
- Excessive production of red blood cellsPurpura
-Bleeding under the skinSickle cell anemia
- Deformity of red blood cells in which the cells take on a sickle shapeThalassemia
- Deformity of red blood cellsThrombocytopenia
- Decreased number of blood plateletsOf the conditions listed, most are serious and require immediate medical treatment. However, many characteristics cited here may also be indicative of some other clinical disorder.
An accurate medical history and physical examination by a physician are essential for adequate diagnosis of a problem.