Diseases of Blood

Author(s)

C. K. Vishnu Priya
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.

Mutum Sangeeta Devi
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India.

B. Niveditha
Madha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.

Athokpam Poireiton
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India.

Ch. Anupriya
Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, India.

Ravi Ranjan
Private Practitioner, Patna, India.

Poorni
Private Practitioner, Chennai, India.

DKS Lakshminrusimhan
RVS Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore, India.


ISBN 978-93-5547-990-7 (Print)
ISBN 978-93-5547-991-4 (eBook)
DOI: 10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-5547-990-7


This is a concise textbook of clinical and laboratory haemotology which provide a succinct background of Diseases of Blood. Terminology and concepts delineated in this book serves as a foundation and reference for the easy understanding of the subject. Haematological abnormalities are variable in nature which may also manifests in the oral cavity. The symptoms are non specific representing the initial sign of the underlying disease. The importance of understanding the oral manifestations lies in the fact that signs and symptoms may be the first clinical presentation that alerts the dentist/hematologist to an underlying hematological disorder. This book helps in Quick revision of the physiology of normal haematopoiesis, blood disorders, its pathophysiology, common causes, over view of clinical features, oral manifestations, investigations and treatment. Thus this textbook bridge the gap between Dental and medical practitioners in managing the patients with haematological diseases. We hope this book provides you with a good basis to continue expanding your haematology knowledge.

 

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Diseases of Blood

C. K. Vishnu Priya, Mutum Sangeeta Devi, B. Niveditha , Athokpam Poireiton, Ch. Anupriya, Ravi Ranjan, . Poorni, DKS Lakshminrusimhan

Diseases of Blood, 9 November 2022, Page 1-92
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-5547-990-7

RBCs contain hemoglobin, the oxygen-transporting protein. Hemoglobin releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen in the lungs. The heart then pumps this oxygen-rich blood through arteries that branch into smaller arteries until they reach the capillaries (tiny vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems).

Blood disorders can affect any of the three main components of blood:

 

  • Red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the body's tissues
  • White blood cells, which fight infections
  • Platelets, which help blood to clot

 

The diseases of the blood affects both hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. The common oral manifestations of hematologic conditions of white blood cells includes cyclic hematopoiesis (cyclic neutropenia), leukemias, lymphomas, plasma cell dyscrasias, and mast cell disorders. Red blood cell disorders includes anemias, and less common red blood cell dyscrasias (sickle cell disease, hemochromatosis, and congenital erythropoietic porphyria) as well as thrombocytopenia. History and clinical examination is important in evaluating the patients with haematological disorder and Proper diagnosis is important to initiate the treatment.