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.

Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory process accompanied by bone destruction and caused by an infecting microorganism.


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PMID (PMCID)
16606464
(1456972)
FEMALE Middle Aged
Mycobacterium haemophilum osteomyelitis: case report and review of the literature.
Elsayed S, Read R.
BMC Infect Dis. 2006;6:70.
We describe a unique case of culture-confirmed M. haemophilum osteomyelitis in an adult woman with polycythemia vera and review the world literature on bone infections due to this organism.