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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 +4 more
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Haemoglobin Olympia {β Codon 20 (B2) G→A, Val→Met}: A Silent Haemoglobin Variant [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 High oxygen affinity haemoglobin variants are rare and often underdiagnosed in persistent erythrocytosis with no apparent aetiology. Here the author present a 29-year-old Indian male patient with a long-standing history of erythrocytosis which was ...
Abhay A Bhave +4 more
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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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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 +5 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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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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Testosterone Versus Clomiphene Treatment of Hypogonadism: A Retrospective Analysis in US Veterans. [PDF]
AndrologyABSTRACT Background Male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is a complex condition with a multifactorial etiology. Although testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is the only approved treatment for male hypogonadism, clomiphene citrate (CC) is often used as an off‐label treatment.
Tadisina S +6 more
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Interstitial lung disease with congenital erythrocytosis
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022 A 45-year-old male weaver, smoker, known case of interstitial lung disease with cor pulmonale on long-term oxygen therapy diagnosed 6 months ago who is on tapering doses of oral steroids presented to our tertiary care teaching hospital with complaints of
D T Katyarmal +5 more
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