Polycythemia differential diagnosis

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Differential Diagnosis for Polycythemia

• Acute leukoses
• Androgen Therapy
• Cerebellar hemangioblastoma
• Cushing's Syndrome
• Decreased arterial PO2
• Familial erythrocytosis
• Hydronephrosis
• Hyperthyroidism
• Liver Tumors
• Lung Tumors
• Pheochromocytoma
• Polycythemia Vera
• Pregnancy
• Primary hyperaldosteronism
• Reduced plasma volume
• Renal cysts
• Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Tissue hypoxia
• Toxins
• Uterine leimyoma

Relative Polycythemia

Relative polycythemia is an apparent rise of the erythrocyte level in the blood; however, the underlying cause is reduced blood plasma. Relative polycythemia is often caused by fluid loss eg. burns, dehydration and stress polycythemia.