Organ: Blood cells

Blood cells: Various cells that travel around in the blood
Introduction: There are red blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs to body cells. White blood cells include many involved in the immune system, such as T-cells and B-cells. Platelets are blood cells involved in clotting.

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Condition count: 13 ; see list below.
Organ subtypes: red blood cells (5), white blood cells (5), platelets (3)
Related organs: blood (59), plasma (0), serum (0)
Organs: all organs

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Diseases list: The following list of medical conditions have 'Blood cells' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ... white blood cells

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... red blood cells

Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia ... platelets

C

Clotting disorders ... platelets

Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... white blood cells

I

Iron deficiency ... red blood cells

L

Leukemia ... white blood cells

M

Multiple Myeloma ... white blood cells

P

Polycythemia ... red blood cells

S

Sickle Cell Anemia ... red blood cells

T

Thalassemia ... red blood cells

Thrombocytopenia ... platelets

X

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... white blood cells

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