Secondary polycythemia causing renal artery thrombosis and presenting with acute abdominal pain – A case report
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https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v10i5.4478Keywords:
Acute abdominal pain, Renal artery thrombosis, Secondary polycythemia, SmokersAbstract
Abstract
We present the case of a 52-year-old gentleman presented with acute abdominal pain. He has a personal history of 20 pack year smoking and his hematocrit was 62.8%. With subsequent investigations, a diagnosis of renal artery thrombosis due to smoker’s polycythemia was made. The patient symptomatically improved with hematocrit reduction after the phlebotomy. Renal artery thrombosis due to smoker’s polycythemia is a rare entity and needs a high index of suspicion for prompt diagnosis and treatment. This case report reviews the causes of polycythemia, it’s differentials, pathophysiology, and management.
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