Clinics in diagnostic imaging (146). Polycythaemia vera (PV).
- Author:
Boon Keat LIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore 768828. bkeatl@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
pathology;
Cerebral Infarction;
complications;
diagnosis;
Diagnostic Imaging;
methods;
Humans;
Liver;
pathology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Polycythemia Vera;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
Radiography, Abdominal;
methods;
Seizures;
diagnosis;
Splenomegaly;
diagnosis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
methods;
Venous Thrombosis;
diagnosis
- From:Singapore medical journal
2013;54(5):289-quiz 292
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
A 42-year-old Chinese man presented with left-sided chest pain and splenomegaly. Full blood count revealed erythrocytosis, while plain radiograph and computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed hepatosplenomegaly with splenic infarction. Further workup confirmed the diagnosis of polycythaemia vera. Clinical and imaging features of polycythaemia vera, as well as the potential pitfalls in image interpretation, are discussed in this article.
