C94.6: Myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disease, not elsewhere classified

Myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative diseases are serious and often chronic conditions that affect your body's ability to produce healthy blood cells. Specifically, these conditions interfere with the normal life cycle and function of your bone marrow, which is the part of your body that makes all types of blood cells. The myelodysplastic aspect involves the production of blood cells that are faulty or immature, leading to a lack of healthy blood cells. In contrast, the myeloproliferative aspect refers to the overproduction of certain types of blood cells, which can lead to thickened blood and increased risk of blood clots. Common symptoms include fatigue, infections due to weakened immune system, anemia from a lack of red blood cells, and bleeding or bruising due to low platelets. These diseases can progress slowly or rapidly and may turn into acute leukemia, a type of blood cancer. Regardless of the progression speed, timely diagnosis and management is key to improving patient outcomes.