Haematology and the Asian Patient

Professor Anskar Leung is currently Chair Professor of Haematology and Deputy Chairperson in the Department of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated with MBChB (Hons) and PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1996 and joined HKU as Clinical Assistant Professor in 1999. He obtained his specialist qualification in Haematology and Haematological Oncology in 2003 and was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Professor in 2007 and 2012 respectively. Dr Edmond Ma obtained MBBS and MD degrees from HKU in 1987 and 2004. He is currently the Director of Clinical and Molecular Pathology at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Pathology HKU, and Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary) at the Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology CUHK. He was previously Vice-President and Chief Examiner in Haematology of the Hong Kong College of Pathologists, and past chairman of the Hong Kong Society for the Study of Thalassaemia and Hong Kong Association of Blood Transfusion & Haematology. He is currently Chairman of the Children's Thalassaemia Foundation.

• About the editorsHaemostasis and Thrombosis1 Von Willebrand Disease. 2 Severe Haemophilia. 3 Factor VII Deficiency. 4 Acquired haemophilia. 5 Acquired Factor V Inhibitor. 6 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy. 7 Cancer-related Thrombosis.Myeloid Malignancy8 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia I. 9 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia II. 10 Myelodysplastic Syndrome. 11 Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. 12 Essential Thrombocytosis. 13 Polycythemia Vera. 14 Primary Myelofibrosis. 15 Myeloid Neoplasm with Germline Predisposition. 16 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.Lymphoid Malignancy17 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. 18 Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia. 19 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. 20 Hairy Cell Leukaemia. 21 Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. 22 Natural Killer Cell Lymphoma. 23 Mycosis Fungoides. 24 T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukaemia. 25 Hodgkin Lymphoma.Plasma Cell Neoplasms26 Amyloidosis. 27 Multiple Myeloma. 28 POEMS Syndrome.Thalassaemia and Haemoglobin Disorders29 β-Thalassaemia Major. 30 Haemoglobin H Disease. 31 Sickle Cell Disease. 32 Methaemogloblinaemia.Nutritional and Aplastic Anaemia33 Aplastic Anaemia. 34 Iron Deficiency Anaemia. 35 Vitamin B12-Deficiency Anaemia.Haemolytic Anaemia36 Warm-type Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia. 37 Cold Agglutinin Disease. 38 G6PD Deficiency. 39 Hereditary Spherocytosis. 40 Paravalvular Leak. 41 Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria. 42 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. 43 Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome.Thrombocytopenia44 Immune Thrombocytopenia. 45 Hereditary MacrothrombocytopeniaMiscellaneous Conditions46 Castleman Disease. 47 Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. 48 Hypereosinophilia. 49 IgG4-related Disease. 50 Lymphadenopathy and Hypergammaglobulinaemia. 51 Paraneoplastic Pemphigus.Index