Polycythemia

POLYCYTHEMIA

Etiology

  • Familial polycythemia vera
  • In appropriate secondary polycythemia
  • Inherited methemoglobinemia

Clinical findings

  • Stunted growth
  • Congested mucosae
  • Dyspnea

Clinical pathology

  • Erythocyte count, packed cell volume elevated.
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