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

Kenneth Tachi, Victor Ekem, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh

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Abstract

Polycythaemia vera (PV) is a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized primarily by erythrocytosis and an increased 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 vasomotor symptoms and better scrutiny of full blood count results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-41
Number of pages4
JournalGhana Medical Journal
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • JAK2
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • portal vein thrombosis
  • splenomegaly

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