Polycythemia
Polycythemia (also known as polycythaemia or polyglobulia) is a rare blood disease in which there is an increase in red blood cells. This can cause blood to become thicker and therefore cause strokes and heart attacks.
| Polycythemia | |
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| Other names | Polyglobulia |
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| Medical specialty | Hematology |
Emergency treatment for this can include removal of blood.[1]
References
- Spivak, Jerry L. (July 2019). "How I treat polycythemia vera". Blood. 134 (4): 341–352. doi:10.1182/blood.2018834044. ISSN 0006-4971. PMID 31151982.
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