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Polycythemia Vera in a Patient With Heterozygous Beta-Thalassemia: Coincidence or Causal Relationship?
Polycythemia vera (PV) and heterozygous beta-thalassemia (HBT) have opposing effects on the hematocrit (Hct) and may mask the presence of each other. Missing the diagnosis of PV may have serious consequences, mainly by exposing the patient to the risk of thromboses. We present a case where the diagn...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364111 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11589 |