Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be accompanied by compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. However, the exact prevalence of secondary erythrocytosis in COPD is unknown. Although diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera versus secondary erythrocytosis are mutually exclusive, we describe here the coexistence of polycythemia vera and COPD in the same patient.

Erythrocytosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / A.M. Vicari, M. Ponzoni, M. Alberetto, C. Martani, A.E. Pontiroli, F. Folli. - In: HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0390-6078. - 83:2(1998), pp. 183-186.

Erythrocytosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A.E. Pontiroli;F. Folli
1998

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be accompanied by compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. However, the exact prevalence of secondary erythrocytosis in COPD is unknown. Although diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera versus secondary erythrocytosis are mutually exclusive, we describe here the coexistence of polycythemia vera and COPD in the same patient.
Chronic myeloproliferative disorders; COPD; Differential diagnosis; Polycythemia vera; Secondary polycythemia; Hematology
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
1998
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