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.

Cirrhosis

A chronic disorder of the liver in which liver tissue becomes scarred and is partially replaced by regenerative nodules and fibrotic tissue resulting in loss of liver function.


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PMID (PMCID)
29033774
(5636992)
 OTHER
Hemothorax following Uncomplicated Endoscopic Variceal Sclerotherapy and Ligation for Esophageal Varices.
Ochiai T, Nakade Y, Kitano R, Kato S, Sakamoto K, Inoue T, Kobayashi Y, Ishii N, Ohashi T, Sumida Y, Ito K, Nakao H, Furuta C, Yano M, Yoneda M.
Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2017;11(3):531-538.
We treated a patient who presented with liver cirrhosis and polycythemia vera and later developed hemothorax following the above-mentioned procedures.
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First Case Report of Campylobacter volucris Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient.
Kweon OJ, Lim YK, Yoo B, Kim HR, Kim TH, Lee MK.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015;53(6):1976-8.
We report a case of Campylobacter volucris bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient with polycythemia vera and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.