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Prevalence and diagnostic performance of iron deficiency in polycythemia
Hematology, 2023 Introduction Several observations have shown that patients with polycythemia have iron deficiency. Our objectives were to report the prevalence of iron deficiency and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum ferritin in polycythemia vera.Patients ...
Rova Malala Fandresena Randrianarisoa +1 more
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Polycythemia and its determinants among children with unoperated cyanotic congenital heart disease at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Ethiopia: observational cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Polycythemia is a physiologic adaptive response to hypoxia seen in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (Cyanotic CHD). Globally, due to timely cyanotic CHD interventions, polycythemia is underreported or understudied.
Lelise Kaba, Henok Tadele
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2022 Background: Unlike in adults, there is no consensus on management and diagnosis of polycythemia in children. This study aims to evaluate the diagnosis and verify the algorithm in children with polycythemia.
Hatice Mine Cakmak +3 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Absolute polycythemia can be primary or secondary. Erythropoietin-producing diseases (for example, hypoxia) are the major cause of secondary polycythemia. There are reports of polycythemia secondary to hydronephrosis. However, to our knowledge,
Yuriko Hajika +3 more
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Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2021 Polycythemia vera is a medical condition characterized by raised hematocrit. Owing to increased viscosity, the blood flow in the vessels become sluggish leading to the clinical features of polycythemia such as headache, blurring of vision, red skin ...
Nabeela Iqbal +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 BackgroundParaganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor and is highly associated with hereditary susceptibility genes, often occurring as part of a genetic syndrome. The genetic heterogeneity of paraganglioma poses challenges in diagnosis, counseling, and
Haiyan Yang +5 more
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Utility of Hounsfield Unit: Haematocrit Ratio in Diagnosing Acute Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis on Unenhanced Computed Tomography [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Introduction: The non-invasive imaging technique of choice in diagnosing Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), but it has its own set of limitations like not being available universally in the acute setting ...
NARASIPURA LINGAIAH RAJENDRA KUMAR +3 more
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Secondary polycythemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence and risk factors
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Secondary polycythemia is associated with cigarette smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the prevalence of polycythemia in COPD and the contributing risk factors for polycythemia in COPD have not been extensively ...
Jingzhou Zhang +7 more
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Polycythemia: A Clinical Approach
Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2019 Polycythemia or erythrocytosis is an increase in the number of red blood cells in circulation marked by the increase in hematocrit. Polycythemia is a case that still raises questions and dilemma for doctors.
Rahmat Cahyanur, Ikhwan Rinaldi
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Aberrant expression of microRNA in polycythemia vera
Haematologica, 2008 Background Polycythemia vera is a clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorder in which the JAK2 V617F mutation is observed in >95% of patients, but an as yet unidentified process appears to initiate the clonal expansion of hematopoiesis.
Hana Bruchova +2 more
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