Bleeding From Gums

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Vomiting of blood

• Melena (black stools)

• Dark purple rash on lower limbs

• Difficulty breathing / breathlessness

• von Willebrand disease (vWD)

  vWD is a blood disorder that impairs blood clotting. In people with vWD, a protein called von Willebrand factor either does not function properly, or insuffecient. It's a genetic condition that occurs due to inheriting an abnormal gene that codes for the production of von Willebrand factor in the body.

• Multiple myeloma (MM)

  This is a cancer of a type of white blood cell in the blood, called a plasma cell. Cancerous cells multiply and "crowd out" other healthy, normal cells. Risk factors include positive family history, older age, and male sex. Symptoms include fatigue, bone pain, weight loss, and inability to fight infections.

• Myelofibrosis

  Myelofibrosis is a rare type of bone marrow cancer that interferes with your body's natural blood cell manufacturing. Myelofibrosis produces significant bone marrow scarring.

• Leukemia

  Leukemia is a cancer of the body's blood cell-forming tissues. Blood cells circulate in our bloodstream and are created and matured in the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Leukemia involves white blood cells and lymphatic cells and is of several types. The cancerous cells are produced in excess and do not function normally. Leukemias can be aggressive and cause symptoms or chronic and smolder for years.