Polycythaemia Vera with Abdominal Pain - An Unusual Association

Polycythaemia Vera with Abdominal Pain - An Unusual Association

Polycythaemia vera is difficult disease to diagnose when it has an atypical presentation. Here we present a case where a middle aged man who presented to us with abdominal pain and recurrent peptic ulceration and was later diagnosed as a case of polycythaemia vera. To best of our knowledge this is t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medicine 2012-11, Vol.13 (2), p.252-255
Hauptverfasser: Tarafder, Binoy Krishna, Khan, Mohammad Ashik Imran, Poddar, Mrinmay Kumar, Rahman, Estakur, Amiruzzaman, Md, Miah, Md Titu
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Sprache:eng
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Medical disorders
Medical treatment
Stomach
Ulcers
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Zusammenfassung:Polycythaemia vera is difficult disease to diagnose when it has an atypical presentation. Here we present a case where a middle aged man who presented to us with abdominal pain and recurrent peptic ulceration and was later diagnosed as a case of polycythaemia vera. To best of our knowledge this is the first report of such association from Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i2.12774 J Medicine 2012; 13 : 252-255
ISSN:1997-9797
2075-5384
DOI:10.3329/jom.v13i2.12774