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.

Elliptocytosis

The presence of elliptical, cigar-shaped erythrocytes on peripheral blood smear.


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PMID (PMCID)
6433628
 MALE
Elliptocytosis preceding myelofibrosis in a patient with polycythemia vera.
Djaldetti M, Cohen A, Hart J.
Acta Haematol. 1984;72(1):26-8.
The significance of elliptocytosis, which appears during the course of polycythemia vera, as an early indicator for the development of myelofibrosis is discussed.
6433628
 MALE
Elliptocytosis preceding myelofibrosis in a patient with polycythemia vera.
Djaldetti M, Cohen A, Hart J.
Acta Haematol. 1984;72(1):26-8.
Elliptocytosis preceding myelofibrosis in a patient with polycythemia vera.