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Clinical Presentation of a Patient with Congenital Polycythemia
Tomislav F. Hajnžić
Renata Vrsalović
Marina Mataija
Abstract
The authors describe a 19 year old male with an isolated but absolute erythrocytosis with iron deficiency without evidence
for polycythemia vera as well as another causes of erythrocytosis. The polycythemia was due to a recently described
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) mutation. By stopping iron therapy there was no more requirements for phlebotomy in this patient.
Keywords
congenital polycythemia; phlebotomy; iron deficiency; iron supplementation
Hrčak ID:
27470
URI
Publication date:
16.3.2006.
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