polycythemia

Such itching is present in approximately 40% of patients with polycythemia vera.

Following the 1990 season, he became ill with a serious spleen disease, polycythemia vera.

Blood tests are also recommended for the identification of hypothyroidism and polycythemia.

Patients with polycythemia vera are more likely to have gouty arthritis.

Polycythemia can result from low blood oxygen levels, or may occur as a cancer-like condition.

Polycythemia is an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells produced by the bone marrow.

The exact role that this mutation plays in the development of polycythemia vera is not yet known.

Conditions which may result in a physiologically appropriate polycythemia include:

More hemoglobin is present in polycythemia, and so is elevated.

Special blood tests are used to diagnose polycythemia vera.

Some individuals believe athletes with primary polycythemia may have a competitive advantage due to greater stamina.

Polycythemia, which can cause generalized itching due to increased histamine.

An elevated number of red blood cells (polycythemia), which can increase the risk of stroke or heart attack.

In polycythemia vera, the blood becomes thickened with too many red blood cells.

Polycythemia vera often does not cause early symptoms.

You have a disease that affects how much oxygen is carried in your blood, such as severe anemia or polycythemia.

Polycythemia vera : The body produces too many blood cells, from an unknown cause.

Butcher had been treated for polycythemia vera, a blood-system disorder.

In 1985, Newhart was rushed to the emergency room, suffering with polycythemia, after years of heavy smoking.

Polycythemia vera occurs in all age groups, although the incidence increases with age.

Secondary polycythemia resolves when the underlying cause is treated.

They were married for fifty-three years until her death of polycythemia vera, a bone marrow disease, in 2005.

Relative polycythemia is often caused by loss of body fluids, such as through burns, dehydration and stress.

Polycythemia vera (increase in the number of cells in general)

Patients with polycythemia vera are prone to the development of blood clots (thrombosis).