Rapidly progressed aortic stenosis in a patient with previous diagnosis of polycythemia vera and post‐polycythemia vera myelofibrosis

Rapidly progressed aortic stenosis in a patient with previous diagnosis of polycythemia vera and post‐polycythemia vera myelofibrosis

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative disease that is often complicated with thromboembolism. However, aortic stenosis (AS) could be a manifestation of the cardiovascular complications of PV possibly through shear stress and atherosclerosis. We report a rare case of rapidly progressed AS in a patient with PV.

Dermatomyositis Associated with Myelofibrosis following Polycythemia Vera

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a unique inflammatory myopathy with clinical findings of proximal muscle weakness, characteristic rash, and elevated muscle enzymes. The association of DM and malignancy, most commonly adenocarcinoma, is well known. There have been few case reports of primary myelofibrosis associated with DM. We present the case of a 69-year-old male with a history of polycythemia vera (...

Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis and Polycythemia Vera

Progression of primary myelofibrosis to polycythemia vera

RATIONALE This case report describes the progression of primary myelofibrosis (PMF) to polycythemia vera (PV), and discuss its potential mechanisms. PATIENT CONCERNS The patient was admitted because of abdominal discomfort and enlarged spleen for 19 months. DIAGNOSIS A case of PMF progressed to PV was retrospectively analyzed. There were 19 months between the diagnosis of PMF and PV. The JA...

Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera

A 59-year-old female with diabetes mellitus presented with hypercalcemia and polycythemia. Her serum calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels were increased, and Tc-99m sesta-MIBI scanning showed hot uptake in the lower portion of the left thyroid lobe. After parathyroidectomy, her calcium, iPTH, and polycythemia were normalized. In conclusion, the differential diagnosis of polycyth...