Region: Asia

  1. Meet Dhruv

    Posted by on January 12, 2018 in | No Comments

    Dhruv always seemed to have skin infections, and he got sick easily. Doctors in his native India originally believed his skin infections were a type of allergy. But medication wasn’t helping. Bloodwork eventually showed Dhruv had been born with a compromised immune system.   To find out what was causing his immunodeficiency, Dhruv’s family brought their […]

  2. Family travels to NIH from Vietnam for daughters rare blood disorder

    Posted by on March 4, 2012 in | No Comments

    Emma is no stranger to hospitals. Since she was seven-years-old in her home country of Vietnam, Emma has battled a rare blood disorder called Aplastic Anemia. In a country where getting a blood transfusion can be extremely difficult, Emma’s mother, Anh Nguyen, says it is a miracle her daughter made it out of the hospital. […]