Delayed diagnosis of polycythaemia vera in an adult female with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension | Zendy

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Delayed diagnosis of polycythaemia vera in an adult female with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Author(s) -

Kenneth Tachi,

Victor Ekem,

Yvonne DeiAdomakoh

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

ghana medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2616-163X

pISSN - 0016-9560

DOI - 10.4314/gmj.v56i1.6

Subject(s) - medicine , polycythaemia , polycythemia vera , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , portopulmonary hypertension , cirrhosis , cardiology

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.

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