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.

Headache

Cephalgia, or pain sensed in various parts of the head, not confined to the area of distribution of any nerve.


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PMID (PMCID)
21161709
 MALE Adult
Migraine attacks, aura, and polycythemia: a vasculoneural pathogenesis?
Stanzani Maserati M.
J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2011;118(4):545-7.
A case study of a polycythemia vera patient affected by migraines, with and without aura, who developed headache attacks with aura in association with elevated haematocrit and haemoglobin levels is presented.
12051593
 FEMALE Child
Polycythemia vera in a 12-year-old girl: a case report.
Turker M, Ozer EA, Oniz H, Atabay B, Yaprak I.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2002;19(4):263-6.
A case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with headache and splenomegaly and fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of polycythemia vera is reported.