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.

Arterial occlusion

Blockage of blood flow through an artery.


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PMID (PMCID)
6697006
FEMALE Middle Aged
Peripheral arterial occlusion and amaurosis fugax as the first manifestation of polycythemia vera. A case report.
Berdel WE, Theiss W, Fink U, Rastetter J.
Blut. 1984;48(3):177-80.
A patient with polycythemia vera, who presented digital arterial occlusion and episodic monocular blindness as the first clinical signs of the disease is described.