Polycythemia vera
A chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by an increased red blood cell production. The bone marrow is hypercellular due to a panmyelotic proliferation typically characterized by pleomorphic megakaryocytes. The major symptoms are related to hypertension, splenomegaly or to episodes of thrombosis and/or hemorrhage.
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Polycythemia vera Dizziness headache are explained by the same If abdominal pain is significant then do USG and portal doppler to rule out thombosis once
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Diagnosis of PV is based on 1) JAK 2 mutational analysis. 97% PV patients have it and if that is negative PV is unlikley. You can send it on peripheral blood or bone marroe biopsy 2) please get a bone marrow biopsy. Not only will it inforn ...
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