Essential thrombocythemia - a predisponent factor for stroke
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
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65(6): 772-774, June 2019.
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ABSTRACT
SUMMARY The essential thrombocythemia is one of the seven described forms of myeloproliferative neoplasms. It is characterized by megakaryocytic hyperplasia with consequent thrombocytosis maintained in the peripheral blood, favoring the occurrence of thrombo-hemorrhagic phenomena. We present the case of an 81-year-old woman with a history of ischemic stroke in the context of a sustained thrombocytosis, which led to a spinal study and a search for the V617F mutation in the JAK2 gene, which was positive. The patient started cytoreductive therapy with hydroxyurea with favorable current evolution.
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Main subject:
Stroke
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Thrombocythemia, Essential
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
Year:
2019
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Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Center Tondela-Viseu/PT
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