Polycythemia history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2]

Overview

Symptoms of polycythemia include itchiness, headache, excess bleeding, shortness of breath, and others.

Symptoms

• Trouble breathing when lying down
• Dizziness
• Excess bleeding
• Full feeling in the left upper abdomen (due to enlarged spleen)
• Headache
• Itchiness, especially after a warm bath
• Red skin coloring, especially of the face
• Shortness of breath
• Symptoms of blood clots in veins near the skin surface (phlebitis)

Other symptoms that may occur with this disease include:

• Bluish skin color
• Fatigue
• Red skin spots
• Vision problems