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Revision as of 22:01, 10 December 2020

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Debduti Mukhopadhyay, M.B.B.S [2]

The hallmark symptoms of polycythemia vera are headaches, dizziness, erythromelalgia, abdominal fullness due to splenomegaly, etc.

Clinical course is insidious, more commonly it is noticed as an incidental finding on a routine blood test. Patients may present with nonspecific findings like fatigue, headache, dizziness, itchiness, especially after a warm shower. Bloating or "fullness" is also sometimes reported due to marked splenomegaly. ^[1]

If adequately managed, the natural course of the disease tends to be long. Cause of death remains unknown in a large majority of cases. Other causes of death include acute leukemia, malignancies secondary to the disease, thrombotic complications, cardiac failure, and natural progression of the disease. ^[2]

Common symptoms of PV include:

↑ "Polycythemia Vera - NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)".
↑ Büyükaşik Y, Alİ R, Ar C, Turgut M, Yavuz S, Saydam G (August 2018). "Polycythemia vera: diagnosis, clinical course, and current management". Turk J Med Sci. 48 (4): 698–710. doi:10.3906/sag-1806-43. PMID 30114348.
↑ "Polycythemia Vera - American Family Physician".

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+The hallmark symptoms of polycythemia vera are headaches, dizziness, erythromelalgia, abdominal fullness due to splenomegaly, etc.
-The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
 ==History and Symptoms==