Non malignant haematological disorders: thrombocytopenia, leucopoenia, hyperleucocytosis, anaemia, polycythemia is rare, bone marrow failure. |
This is more than twice the production rate in adults, primarily because of relative polycythemia and increased red blood cell turnover in neonates. |
Paraneoplastic erythrocytosis is distinguished from polycythemia vera by the absence of pancytosis and splenomegaly. |
In patients with chronic hypoxemic lung disease, polycythemia has been shown to impair the vasodilator response to acetylcholine. |
Lastly, polycythemia can develop in the presence of certain types of tumours and as the result of the action of adrenocortical secretions. |
Dr Alessandro Vannucchi will present the promising results of a Phase III trial for polycythemia vera patients. |