Acute limb ischaemia in a young male with secondary polycythaemia: A case report

Acute limb ischemia is a life and limb-threatening pathology rarely observed in young populations. One of the uncommon causes includes hypercoagulable state which can occur in secondary polycythemia leading to an abnormal increase in the erythrocyte mass. We present a rare case of Rutherford type 2A acute limb ischemia in a 36-year-old male patient with a background of secondary polycythemia who presented with severe pain and neurological deficits in his left lower limb. Acute limb ischemia is a surgical emergency that is important for clinicians to have a low threshold of suspicion of this life and limb-threatening condition due to the diverse and potentially atypical causes.