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Benign Erythrocytosis
Author(s) -
Modan Baruch,
Modan Michaela
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1968.tb06989.x
Subject(s) - polycythaemia , thrombocytosis , polycythemia vera , medicine , myelofibrosis , myeloproliferative disorders , myeloid , pathology , platelet , bone marrow
S ummary . Data obtained in the course of a previously reported study have been used to re‐emphasize the existence of a distinct clinical entity—benign erythrocytosis—often misdiagnosed as polycythaemia Vera. It has been demonstrated that, in contrast to PV, there is involvement of the red‐cell line only: neither leucocytosis, thrombocytosis nor splenomegaly are present. A marked preponderance of males and absence of myeloproliferative complications such as leukaemia or myeloid metaplasia are notable. This may imply a basic difference in the natural course of the two diseases and in the nature of the stimulus to the myeloproliferative system. Some comments in the literature regarding the nature of this clinical syndrome have been reviewed and discussed.