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3052045 |
MALE | Middle Aged |
Recurrent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a patient with polycythemia vera. | ||
Nagler A, Hayek T, Brenner B, Eidelman S. Am J Hematol. 1988;29(1):54-5. |
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Conceivably, the polycythemia vera (PV) complicated by hepatic vein thrombosis and portacaval shunt resulted in significant loss of hepatic reticuloendothelial system function and predisposed the patient to bacterial peritonitis. |