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Published on: January 19, 2024
Introduction: The Complexity and Challenge of Preventing, Treating, and Managing Blood Diseases in the Developing
David J Roberts1, David J Weatherall2
1Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford and National Health Service Blood and Transplant, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 2, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
Abstract:
Managing hematologic disorders in developing countries poses problems not encountered in Western societies. The clinical features of hematologic conditions may be modified by malnutrition, chronic bacterial infection, or parasitic illness. Iron deficiency is the major factor in anemia worldwide. Anemia is more common in the wet season when malaria transmission peaks. After anemia, eosinophilia is the next most common hematologic abnormality in children in the tropics. Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus can cause hematologic abnormalities. The pattern of distribution of primary disorders of the blood varies among populations and some disorders are unique to certain parts of the world.
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