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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*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. | |||
*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. | |||
*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. <ref name="pmid30114348">{{cite journal |vauthors=Büyükaşik Y, Alİ R, Ar C, Turgut M, Yavuz S, Saydam G |title=Polycythemia vera: diagnosis, clinical course, and current management |journal=Turk J Med Sci |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=698–710 |date=August 2018 |pmid=30114348 |doi=10.3906/sag-1806-43 |url=}}</ref> | *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. <ref name="pmid30114348">{{cite journal |vauthors=Büyükaşik Y, Alİ R, Ar C, Turgut M, Yavuz S, Saydam G |title=Polycythemia vera: diagnosis, clinical course, and current management |journal=Turk J Med Sci |volume=48 |issue=4 |pages=698–710 |date=August 2018 |pmid=30114348 |doi=10.3906/sag-1806-43 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
Common symptoms of PV include: | Common symptoms of PV include: | ||
*dizziness or vertigo | *dizziness or vertigo | ||
*headaches | *headaches | ||
*diaphoreses | *diaphoreses | ||
*itchiness | *itchiness | ||
*tinnitus | *tinnitus | ||
*blurred vision | *blurred vision | ||
*fatigue | *fatigue | ||
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*burning sensation in the feet | *burning sensation in the feet | ||
*abdominal fullness | *abdominal fullness | ||
*epistaxis | *epistaxis | ||
*bleeding gums | *bleeding gums | ||
*gout | *gout | ||
*Budd-Chiari syndrome | *Budd-Chiari syndrome | ||
*Atypical chest pain | *Atypical chest pain | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Debduti Mukhopadhyay, M.B.B.S[2]Zaida Obeidat, M.D.
Overview
The hallmark symptoms of polycythemia vera are headaches, dizziness, erythromelalgia, abdominal fullness due to splenomegaly, etc.
History and Symptoms
- 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.
- 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. [1]
Symptoms
Common symptoms of PV include:
- dizziness or vertigo
- headaches
- diaphoreses
- itchiness
- tinnitus
- blurred vision
- fatigue
- reddish or purplish skin on the palms, earlobes, and nose
- bleeding or bruising
- burning sensation in the feet
- abdominal fullness
- epistaxis
- bleeding gums
- gout
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Atypical chest pain
References
- ↑ 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.