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Case Report
Chuvash polycythemia in a 53-year-old male: A case report
1 Third Year Medical Student, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
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Article ID: 100103Z10TH2022
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Hall T. Chuvash polycythemia in a 53-year-old male: A case report. J Case Rep Images Oncology 2022;8:100103Z10TH2022.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Chuvash polycythemia is a rare autosomal recessive hypoxia-sensing disease and is characterized by increased serum erythropoietin and red blood cells. Although it is relatively more common in the Chuvashia Republic of the Russian Federation, cases have been occurred worldwide.
Case Report: The case reported here is a 53-year-old male who presented with unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). After excluding other hypercoagulative and myeloproliferative disorders, the diagnosis of Chuvash polycythemia was confirmed by locating the VHL P81S mutation. The DVT was treated and other malignant syndromes were ruled out.
Conclusion: Chuvash polycythemia can present similarly to other myeloproliferative diseases, like polycythemia vera. However, treatment modalities, like phlebotomy and chemotherapy, used for those diseases were not needed in this case of Chuvash polycythemia. Careful monitoring and prevention of possible thrombotic events may be enough to manage such patients.
Keywords: Chuvash, Erythrocytosis, Hypoxia, Polycythemia, Thrombotic
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The author would like to thank the patient and Dr. Damian Silbermins for providing the information needed for this manuscript.
Author ContributionsTimothy Hall - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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