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Mar 31, 2022DOI:
10.4314/gmj.v56i1.6Keywords:
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Delayed diagnosis of polycythaemia vera in an adult female with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension
Abstract
Polycythaemia vera (PV) is a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized primarily by erythrocytosis and an in-creased risk of thrombosis. We report a case of PV in a 60-year-old female with diabetes mellitus (DM) and a past history of recurrent abdominal pain and documented oesophageal varices who was followed up for 2 years as a case of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension of unknown cause. PV was only diagnosed after persistent complaints of vaso-motor symptoms and better scrutiny of full blood count results.
