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==Overview==
==Overview==
Symptoms of polycythemia include itchiness, headache, excess bleeding, shortness of breath, and others.


==Symptoms==
==Symptoms<ref name="pmid29321547">{{cite journal| author=Tefferi A, Vannucchi AM, Barbui T| title=Polycythemia vera treatment algorithm 2018. | journal=Blood Cancer J | year= 2018 | volume= 8 | issue= 1 | pages= 3 | pmid=29321547 | doi=10.1038/s41408-017-0042-7 | pmc=5802495 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29321547  }} </ref>==
Symptoms may include any of the following:
 
*Trouble breathing when lying down
*Trouble breathing when lying down
*Dizziness
*Dizziness
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*Symptoms of blood clots in veins near the skin surface (phlebitis)
*Symptoms of blood clots in veins near the skin surface (phlebitis)


Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease include<ref name="pmid29321547">{{cite journal| author=Tefferi A, Vannucchi AM, Barbui T| title=Polycythemia vera treatment algorithm 2018. | journal=Blood Cancer J | year= 2018 | volume= 8 | issue= 1 | pages= 3 | pmid=29321547 | doi=10.1038/s41408-017-0042-7 | pmc=5802495 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29321547  }} </ref>:


*Bluish skin color
*Bluish skin color

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2]

Overview

Symptoms of polycythemia include itchiness, headache, excess bleeding, shortness of breath, and others.

Symptoms[1]

  • Trouble breathing when lying down
  • Dizziness
  • Excess bleeding
  • Full feeling in the left upper abdomen (due to enlarged spleen)
  • Headache
  • Itchiness, especially after a warm bath
  • Red skin coloring, especially of the face
  • Shortness of breath
  • Symptoms of blood clots in veins near the skin surface (phlebitis)

Other symptoms that may occur with this disease include[1]:

  • Bluish skin color
  • Fatigue
  • Red skin spots
  • Vision problems

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tefferi A, Vannucchi AM, Barbui T (2018). "Polycythemia vera treatment algorithm 2018". Blood Cancer J. 8 (1): 3. doi:10.1038/s41408-017-0042-7. PMC 5802495. PMID 29321547.

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