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Acquired familial Mediterranean fever associated with a somatic MEFV mutation in a patient with JAK2 associated post-polycythemia myelofibrosis.

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BACKGROUND A study was designed to identify the source of fever in a patient with post-polycythemia myelofibrosis, associated with clonal Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) mutation involving duplication of exon 12. The patient presented with 1-2 day long self-limited periodic episodes of high fever that became

Efficacy of recombinant human macrophage colony-stimulating factor in combination with whole-body hyperthermia in the treatment of mice infected with the polycythemia-inducing strain of the Friend virus complex.

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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF, CSF-1) and whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) were evaluated, alone or in combination, for their capability to influence disease progression in mice inoculated with the polycythemia-inducing strain of the Friend virus complex (FVC-P). DBA/2 mice were injected

[Clinicopathological conference VII. Cardiac and cerebral symptoms, fever and erythrocytosis].

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[Abdominal pain and fever in polycythemia vera].

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The effect of interferon alpha on myeloproliferation and vascular complications in polycythemia vera.

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The effect of interferon alpha (IFN) on myeloproliferation and vascular complications was studied in 32 patients (17 female, 15 male; median age 60.5 yr) with polycythemia vera (PV). IFN therapy was initiated at a median time of 19 months after diagnosis. Ten patients were pretreated with

Case report: a 37-year-old male with telangiectasias, polycythemia vera, perinephric fluid collections, and intrapulmonary shunting.

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BACKGROUND The TEMPI syndrome was recently described in 2011, and is characterized by the constellation of five hallmarks: Telangiectasias, Erythrocytosis and elevated Erythropoietin, Monoclonal gammopathy, Perinephric fluids collections, and Intrapulmonary shunting. The underlying pathophysiology

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in polycythemia vera.

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Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (BAH) is a rare complication typically seen in critically ill patients, which can lead to acute adrenal insufficiency and death unless it is recognized promptly and treated appropriately. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man with polycythemia vera found to be

Treatment of polycythemia vera with hydroxyurea.

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Thirty-six patients with polycythemia vera were treated with hydroxyurea for 12 to 67 months. Nineteen patients were previously treated with other drugs. In the vast majority of patients, an average dose of 1 g/day was sufficient to control hematocrit value and platelet count. Half of the patients

[Boutonneuse fever in Switzerland: apropos of a case report].

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The history and clinical presentation of Mediterranean spotted fever in a 72-year-old male patient with polycythemia vera are described. The patient presented soon after arrival in Bordeaux (France) with fever, arthralgia and an erythematous maculopapular skin rash involving the palms and foot

[Acute interstitial pneumopathy with fever caused by hydroxyurea].

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BACKGROUND Hydroxyurea has few side effects excepting the known bone marrow toxicity. Fever with or without pneumonia has occasionally been reported. METHODS A patient given hydroxyurea for polycythemia suddenly developed severe interstitial pneumonia with fever and hypoxemia. All bacteriological

[T lymphoma of immature phenotype associated with polycythemia vera].

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A 20-year old patient is presented with generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hyperleukocytosis and a bone marrow biopsy showing panmyelosis with predominance of immature granulocytes. Lymph node biopsy showed a histopathological feature that was diagnosed as a chronic granulocytic leukemia in

Renal transplantation in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

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Amyloidosis is the most common and devastating complication of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Renal transplantation is the choice of treatment of in most end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We report our experience on the outcomes in eight patients who underwent renal transplantation for ESRD due

[Rapidly progressive fibrosis and increased CD68-positive cells in the bone marrow at the terminal stage of adult T-cell leukemia accompanied by polycythemia vera].

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We report a case of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) accompanied by polycythemia vera (PV) in which rapid development of myelofibrosis and clinical features of hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) were observed at the terminal stage. The patient, a 53-year-old man who was born in Oita Prefecture, Japan, was

[Acute erythremic myelosis as a terminal phase of polycythemia rubra vera].

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A male, 66, developed Acute Erythremic Myelosis in the course of Polycythemia Vera. The time of onset of Polycythemia Vera could not be determined, his first symptoms being vascular complications. He received treatment with Phlebotomies and Myleran. Five years later he became ill with malaise,

Quality of life issues in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera.

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Essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera are both chronic progressive myeloproliferative disorders of insidious onset. If the excessive production of red cells and/or platelets is controlled, patients with these disorders may have prolonged survival. However, the clinical course of these

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