Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

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PMID (PMCID)
15482300
FEMALE
Cutaneous sarcoidosis and polycythemia vera.
Pascual JC, Belinchon I, Albares P, Vergara G, Betlloch I, Banuls J.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2004;18(6):700-1.
Cutaneous symptoms have been reported with polycythemia vera, including facial plethora, aquagenic pruritus, urticaria, purpura, Sweet's syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum.