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.

Disease Alternative Name

polycythemia rubra vera

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Syed Farhan Muqtadir

MBBS Student

23 yrs old medico friend went for casual blood checkup as his weight was increased during lockdown and it was associated...See More

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Syed Farhan Muqtadir

MBBS Student

This is an update to previous case of 23 yr male(Tagging the case below) ... In the previous blood report it showed mild...See More

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Syed Farhan Muqtadir

MBBS Student

23 yrs male student by profession came with the complaints of hearing heart sounds while sleeping on left side and SOB c...See More

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Dr. Mukul Agarwal

General Practice

50 male came with complaint of dizziness, headache. O/E no 172/90 mmHg given calcigaurd, Amlodipine 5 bd started.mild tenderness on abdomen. on laboratory examination found Hb 18.4,hct 59,tlc 16 k, cholesterol 270,tryglyceride 212,ecg - Ns...See More

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Dr. Uday Sanglodkar

Gastroenterology

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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Dr. Vivek Patel

Neurosurgery

52 Male, k/c/o Polycythemia Vera admitted as a case of stroke. already on ecosprin 75mg, increased to 150mg, Next day pr...See More

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Dr. Manorama Rajan

Neurology

Mixed density lesion rt caudate putaminothalamic area affecting both internal and external capsule and partly involving the adjacent frontal and temporal lobe.There is compression of rt lateral ventricle and the lesion is crossing the midli...

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Dr. Pitambar Sahu

Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ayurveda)

A 55 year old male pt having , BP 140/90 Taking Tab. LN Block, Polycythamia vera , uric acid 9.0 platelet count and WBC ...See More

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Dr. Pitambar Sahu

Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ayurveda)

I will try all of ur opinion regarding this . thanks to all dr

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Dr. Waseem Ashraf

General Surgery

how to evaluate this case of asymptomatic suspected polycythemia Vera?

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Dr. Manu Pandey

Medical Oncology

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 ...

Dr. Vaibhav Goyal

General Surgery

Patient is a 55 year old paraplegic female with history of polycythemia vera/TBI who is MRSA positive. Presents with a ...See More

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Dr. Noor Khan

Internal Medicine (Ayurveda)

A 45 yrs old females diagnosed case of "POLYCYTHEMIA VERA" presented with , Giddiniess, Uneasiness, Burning in hand and feets. also complaining about Persistent dull pain in Abdomen. with Blood HB level of 18gm/dl. Usg abdomen- mild hep...See More

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