1. Pernicious anemia: lack of mature erythrocytes due to inability to absorb vitamin B12 into the bloodstream.
– Symptom:
+ The insidious onset with progressively increasing symptoms of anemia.
+ One of the symptoms of pernicious anaemia is a lemon-yellow color owing to a combination of pallor and mild jaundice.
– Treatment:
Pernicious anemia usually is easy to treat with vitamin B12 shots or pills
2. Aplastic anemia:is lack of all types of blood cells due to lack of development of bone marrow cells
– Symptoms:
headache – dizziness – upset stomach (nausea) – lack of energy or tiring easily (fatigue) – abnormal paleness or lack of color in the skin – blood in stool.
– Treatment:
A stem cell transplant to rebuild the bone marrow with stem cells from a donor might be the only successful treatment option for people with severe aplastic anemia
3. Anemia may be due to increased red cell breakdown.
– Symptom:Fatigue – Pale or yellowish skin – Irregular heartbeats – Chest pain
4. Leukemia is a disease of the bone marrow with malignant leukocytes filling the marrow and bloodstream.
– Symptoms:Tire easily, little energy, weakness.
–Treatment:Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is the major form of treatment for leukemia. This drug treatment uses chemicals to kill leukemia cells
5. Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells (breakdown of blood cells)
6. Sickle cells anaemia is a condition characterized by abnormal shape of erythrocytes and by hemolysis
– Symptom: Pain
-Treatment: Blood transfusion, painkillers, folic acid supplements, intermittent antibiotics or oxygen therapy
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