Thrombosis and embolism Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a blood vessel, obstructing the blood flow through the body.
Spherocytosis and elliptocytosis Spherocytosis and elliptocytosis are inherited blood disorders characterised by spherical- or ellipsoid- shaped red blood cells and anaemia.
Essential thrombocythemia Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare disease in which the body produces too many blood platelets. ET is a myeloproliferative disorder, which means it causes platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.
Erdheim-Chester disease Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), also termed a non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis, is a very rare disease characterised by the abnormal multiplication of a specific type of white blood cell called a histiocyte (or tissue macrophages).
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