Polycythemia vera : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Primary polycythemia, Polycythemia rubra vera, Myeloproliferative disorder, Erythremia, Splenomegalic polycythemia, Vaquez's disease, Osler's disease, Polycythemia with chronic cyanosis - Myelopathic polycythemia, Erythrocytosis megalosplenica, Cryptogenic polycythemia)

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Polycythemia vera

Alternate Names : Primary polycythemia, Polycythemia rubra vera, Myeloproliferative disorder, Erythremia, Splenomegalic polycythemia, Vaquez's disease, Osler's disease, Polycythemia with chronic cyanosis - Myelopathic polycythemia, Erythrocytosis megalosplenica, Cryptogenic polycythemia

Symptoms & Signs

Breathing difficulty when lying down
Dizziness
Fullness in the left upper abdomen
Headache
Itchiness, especially after a warm bath
Red coloring, especially of the face
Shortness of breath
Symptoms of phlebitis

Note: Symptoms are due to increased blood thickness and clotting.

Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:

Diagnosis & Tests

The health care provider will perform a physical exam. Tests that may be done include:

This disease may also affect the results of the following tests:

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Review Date : 3/2/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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