Anemia

The hospital treats various types of anemia, including iron deficiency anemia, vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia, and thalassemia. Services offered include complete blood count (CBC), iron studies, vitamin B12 and folate levels, bone marrow biopsy, blood transfusions, iron therapy, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, and nutritional support.

Hemoglobinopathies

Kasturba Hospital manages hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia major and minor. Services include genetic testing, hemoglobin electrophoresis, newborn screening, blood transfusions, chelation therapy, hydroxyurea treatment, bone marrow transplant, and genetic counseling.

Coagulation Disorders

The hospital addresses coagulation disorders like hemophilia A and B, von Willebrand disease, Factor V Leiden mutation, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Services include coagulation profile (PT, aPTT, INR), factor assays, desmopressin therapy, replacement therapy with clotting factors, antifibrinolytic agents, blood products transfusion, and education and support for bleeding management.

Leukemia

Kasturba Hospital treats different forms of leukemia, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Services include flow cytometry, cytogenetic and molecular testing, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, and supportive care.

Lymphoma

The hospital offers treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Services include lymph node biopsy, PET-CT scans, immunophenotyping, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Multiple Myeloma

For multiple myeloma, the hospital provides serum protein electrophoresis, bone marrow biopsy, imaging studies (MRI, PET-CT), chemotherapy, immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors, stem cell transplantation, and bisphosphonates for bone disease.

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Kasturba Hospital offers bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, cytogenetic analysis, supportive care with transfusions, growth factors, chemotherapy, hypomethylating agents, and stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Platelet Disorders

The hospital treats platelet disorders such as immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and platelet function disorders. Services include platelet count and function tests, immunosuppressive therapy, splenectomy, plasmapheresis, platelet transfusions, and thrombopoietin receptor agonists.

Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

Kasturba Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, immunosuppressive therapy, androgen therapy, bone marrow transplantation, and supportive care for bone marrow failure syndromes like aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia, and myelofibrosis.

Other Rare Blood Disorders

The hospital also treats other rare blood disorders such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Services include specialized diagnostic tests, eculizumab for PNH, immunotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, and multidisciplinary management.