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

Kenneth Tachi; Victor Ekem; Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh

doi:10.4314/gmj.v56i1.6

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

Kenneth Tachi, Victor Ekem, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-41
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ghana Medical Journal
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v56i1.6
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Diabetes Mellitus
JAK2
Polycythemia Vera
portal vein thrombosis
splenomegaly

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

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