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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 Pediatrics
Background 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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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, Herveat Ramanandafy, Alexandre Mania, Hélène Monjanel, Sébastien Trouillier   +4 more
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Diagnosis and genetic analysis of polycythemia in children and a novel EPAS1 gene mutationWhat is knownWhat is new?

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, Omer Kartal, Ayca Kocaaga, Yasar Bildirici   +3 more
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Thromboembolic complications of polycythemia: Polycythemia vera versus smokers' polycythemia [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1993
This report compares patients with the hypercoagulable state of polycythemia vera to patients with secondary polycythemia caused by tobacco use to determine whether the incidence of thromboembolic events is equivalent.The medical records of 146 patients with the diagnosis of polycythemia between 1977 to 1990 were reviewed.
T H, Schwarcz, L A, Hogan, E D, Endean, I T, Roitman, A, Kazmers, G L, Hyde   +5 more
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Polycythemia with elevated erythropoietin production in a patient with a urinary stone and unilateral hydronephrosis: a case report

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, Yuji Kawaguchi, Kenji Hamazaki, Yasuro Kumeda   +3 more
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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, dizzi

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, Syed Khalid Shah, Shamima Haneef   +2 more
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Case Report: A novel EPAS1 mutation in a case of paraganglioma complicated with polycythemia and atrial septal defect

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, Haiyan Yang, Yue Chen, Yue Chen, Kai Liu, Liming Zhao   +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, NANJARAJ CHAKENAHALLI PUTTARAJ, P SANJAY, PAVAN K 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, Dawn L. DeMeo, Edwin K. Silverman, Barry J. Make, R. Chad Wade, J. Michael Wells, Michael H. Cho, Brian D. Hobbs   +7 more
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Impending anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with elements of retinal vein occlusion in a patient on interferon for polycythemia vera. [PDF]

, 2012
We describe the course and likely pathophysiology of impending anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and retinal vein occlusion in a 56-year-old man with polycythemia vera managed with interferon alpha for 2 years.
Hirsch, Louis K, Rue, Kelly S, Sadun, Alfredo A   +2 more
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