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.

Abdominal pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) and perceived to originate in the abdomen.


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PMID (PMCID)
17542341
 FEMALE
Retroperitoneal hematoma compressing a single functioning kidney: an unusual cause of obstructive renal failure.
Monge M, Vaida I, Modeliar SS, Solanilla A, Airapetian N, Presne C, Makdassi R, Fournier A, Choukroun G.
Clin Nephrol. 2007;67(5):318-20.
A woman, known for polycythemia vera and a single functioning right kidney, was admitted with mild abdominal pain in a context of recent deep venous thrombosis under low-molecular weight heparin.
15523806
 FEMALE
[Splenic infarction as an unusual cause of left pleural effusion].
Mazal B, Amital H, Barkan D, Shaham D, Leitersdorf E.
Harefuah. 2004;143(8):563-5, 623.
We present a case study of an elderly female patient who suffered from polycythemia vera for more than a decade, and was hospitalized for left-sided pleural effusion that appeared following left upper abdominal pain.