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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Essential thrombocythemia with portal vein thrombosis and splenic infarction successfully treated with platelet apheresis.

Ami Mehul Mehta, Shubha Seshadri, Seemitr Verma, Sharath P Madhyastha

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ami Mehul MehtaInternal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9319-2181
Shubha SeshadriInternal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Seemitr VermaPathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Sharath P MadhyasthaInternal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India dr.sharathymc@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2821-3473
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 63-year-old diabetic woman presented to the outpatient clinic with a 1-week history of abdominal pain. On complete evaluation, she was diagnosed to have essential thrombocythemia. Abdominal imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis with a large splenic infarct. The patient was started on anticoagulant, antiplatelet and cytoreductive therapy. In view of persistent high platelet count, plasma apheresis was done, following which the patient's platelet counts were reduced. Essential thrombocythemia has a high rate of complications, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Few cases of this disease and its treatment have been described in the literature, especially pertaining to the Indian scenario. Further studies are needed to establish a multidisciplinary algorithm for its diagnosis and to elucidate the guidelines for the successful treatment of the condition.

Indexed as

Splenic InfarctionThrombocythemia, EssentialVenous ThrombosisFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPlatelet CountPortal VeinSplenic Veinhaematology (drugs and medicines)haematology (incl blood transfusion)malignant and benign haematologymedical managementportal vein

Identifiers

PMID34544722
PMCPMC8454430
OpenAlexW3199926548

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