Morbidity and mortality in pseudopolycythaemia.
A follow-up of 35 patients with pseudopolycythaemia showed that symptoms, high packed-cell volumes, and low plasma volumes persisted in most patients. The death-rate in these patients was six times greater than expected. Patients with pseudopolycythaemia are often regarded as having a good prognosis; however, this view should be revised in the light of these findings.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D001810:Blood Volume; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010953:Plasma Volume; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
D006454:Hemoglobins; D014527:Uric Acid