Intermittent retinal artery occlusions as the first clinical manifestation of polycythemia vera: a case report

Intermittent retinal artery occlusions as the first clinical manifestation of polycythemia vera: a case report

Abstract Background Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm with increased hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count and leukocytosis, resulting in increased blood viscosity. PV which is initially presenting with ocular symptoms is rare, but irreversible retinal vessel occlusions leadin...

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Main Authors: Jasmin Regensburger, Teresa Rauchegger, Lorin Loacker, Florian Falkner, Clemens Feistritzer, Barbara Teuchner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Intermittent retinal artery occlusion
Polycythemia vera
Myeloproliferative neoplasm
JAK2-V617F mutation
Fluorescence angiography
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02423-w

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