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Case study (29) – Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (PML)   A 36-year-old woman has a history of fatigue for 1 week.  Her menstrual period has la...

Hereditary elliptocytosis (HE) - Hereditary Elliptocytosis, or ovalocytosis, is an inherited blood disease in which the RBC is oval rather t...

Case study (28) – Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura   A 4-year-old child has a history of bruising on the face, neck, and lower limbs for 3 to...

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PDD)   - G6PD is a metabolic enzyme required in the pentose phosphate pathway and is particu...

Case study (27) – Carcinoma of the breast with bone marrow secondaries   A 52-year-old woman with a history of carcinoma of the breast and p...

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) - It is an inherited (intrinsic) defect in the red cell membrane that renders the cells spheroidal, less defor...

Case study (26) – Acute myeloid leukemia A 36-year-old female presented with a short history of increasing tiredness and bruising. Laborator...

Hemolytic anemias (HAs)   Definition:   - Hemolysis is the premature breakdown of red blood cells. When bone marrow activity cannot compensa...

Case study (25) – Crohn's disease caused Megaloblastic anemia   A 42-year-old woman with a 2–to 3-month history of abdominal pain, diarr...