[Inherited primitive and secondary polycythemia].

[Inherited primitive and secondary polycythemia].
Rev Med Interne. 2016 Jan 27;
Authors: Barba T, Boileau JC, Pasquet F, Hot A, Pavic M
Abstract
Myeloproliferative disorders and secondary polycythemia cover most of the polycythemia cases encountered in daily practice. Inherited polycythemias are rare entities that have to be suspected when the classical causes of acquired polycythemia have been ruled out. Recent advances were made in the understanding of these pathologies, which are still little known to the physicians. This review reports the state of knowledge and proposes an algorithm to follow when confronted to a possible case of inherited polycythemia.
PMID: 26827274 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Revue de Medecine Interne - February 2, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Rev Med Interne Source Type: research