ANEMIA DUE TO STABLE FACTOR DEFICIENCY IN A PATIENT WITH POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
Authors: A S PRASAD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 May 1960ANEMIA DUE TO STABLE FACTOR DEFICIENCY IN A PATIENT WITH POLYCYTHEMIA VERAANANDA S. PRASAD, M.B., B.S., Ph.D. (Med.)ANANDA S. PRASAD, M.B., B.S., Ph.D. (Med.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-5-1108 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHemorrhagic tendency in polycythemia vera has been reported in the literature. However, bleeding severe enough to cause anemia and to mask the diagnosis of polycythemia vera is rare. A patient came to this hospital three years ago with anemia and splenomegaly thought to be due to agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. A diagnosis of polycythemia vera was made finally, and the bleeding tendency was attributed to a deficiency of the stable factor (synonyms: Factor VII, Proconvertin, SPCA). Later priapism developed, a rather rare thrombotic complication of this disease. Since the case is of unusual interest, it is believed to be worthy of...Bibliography1. Lawrence JH: Polycythemia (Modern Medical Monographs), 1955, Grune and Stratton, New York, p. 44. Google Scholar2. Bjorkman SE: Three cases of polycythemia with fibrinogenopenia, Acta med. scandinav. 129: 472, 1947. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Fiehrer A: Sang incoagulable et maladie de Vaquez, Semaine d. hôp. Paris 26: 997, 1950. Google Scholar4. Rosenthat RL: Blood coagulation in polycythemia and leukemia, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 34: 1321, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Wasserman LR: Polycythemia vera—its course and treatment, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 3: 343, 1954. Google Scholar6. BjorkmanLaurellNilsson SECBIM: Serum proteins and fibrinolysis in polycythemia vera, Scandinav. J. Clin. and Lab. Invest. 8: 304, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Videbaek A: Polycythemia vera—course and prognosis, Acta med. scandinav. 138: 179, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Pike GM: Polycythemia vera, New England J. Med. 258: 1250 (June 19) 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Wintrobe MM: Textbook of hematology, 4th Ed., 1956, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar10. CalabresiMeyer POO: Polycythemia vera, Ann. Int. Med. 50: 1182, 1959. LinkGoogle Scholar11. WaldHoshinoSears NTME: Therapy of polycythemia vera with Myleran, Blood 13: 757, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Quick AJ: Hemorrhagic diseases, 1957, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 382. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Shiraz,*Received for publication January 4, 1960.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Ananda S. Prasad, Shiraz Medical Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySURGICAL BLEEDING IN POLYCYTHEMIA VERA*WAVE FORM ANALYSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL PRESSURE DYNAMICSPolycythaemia Vera and Essential Thrombocythaemia 1 May 1960Volume 52, Issue 5Page: 1108-1113KeywordsAnemiaHematology and oncologyHemorrhageHospital medicinePenisPeptic ulcersPolycythemiaPolycythemia veraSplenomegalyThrombocytosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...