title: Erythrocytosis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be accompanied by compensatory secondary erythrocytosis. However, the exact prevalence of secondary erythrocytosis in COPD is unknown. Although diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera versus secondary erythrocytosis are mutually exclusive, we describe here the coexistence of polycythemia vera and COPD in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Malattie Metaboliche, IRCCS H.S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vicari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponzoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alberetto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martani
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pontiroli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Folli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications*; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence