Non-tumor diseases

Non-neoplastic blood diseases include various types of anemia (blood deficiency), whether congenital or acquired. Often these are rare diseases of red blood cell formation disorders.

Anemia can be caused by increased loss of erythrocytes due to bleeding or hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells) or conversely by decreased formation of red blood cells, for example from lack of iron, vitamin B12 or folic acid. Manifestations of anemia include paleness of skin and mucous membranes, fatigue, poor performance or shortness of breath.

At ÚHKT we treat hemolytic anemias (congenital and acquired), aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and rare disorders of red blood cell formation, such as thalassemia or hemoglobinopathy.