Polycythemia associated with a hemoglobinopathy.

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 (...

Cytophagic Histiocytic Panniculitis Associated with Hbe Hemoglobinopathy in a Patient with Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Introduction: Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis (CHP) is a rare panniculitis which may occur alone or as a part of systemic manifestation of Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS). It is described as a chronic histiocytic disorder of the subcutaneous adipose tissue with lymphocytic and histiocytic infiltration showing hemophagocytosis. It may also be noted in bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes and liver...

A unique form of polycythemia associated with minimal change disease.

OBJECTIVE To present a case with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease and polycythemia. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 20-year-old female was admitted to our clinic for edema and severe proteinuria present with minimal change disease since the age of 7 years. Polycythemia was found during the last activation of nephrotic syndrome. The patient was placed on glucocorticoid...

Mirtazapine in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with polycythemia vera.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a usually fatal cerebral white matter disease found in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and other immunocompromised states. We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with polycythemia vera who developed a progressive focal neurological deficit with white matter abnormalities on magnetic resonance images of the brain that w...

Polycythemia associated with disturbed function of the respiratory center.