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Chorea disclosing a polycythemia vera
Authors Liu G, Chang J, Liu Z, Qiang Q, Gu C, Zhang Y, Wei W
Received 15 January 2014
Accepted for publication 24 February 2014
Published 5 April 2014 Volume 2014:10 Pages 563—565
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S60694
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Guidong Liu, Jie Chang, Zhijun Liu, Qiang Qiang, Chunhui Gu, Yingying Zhang, Wenshi Wei
Department of Neurology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Abstract: Chorea is a rare complication of polycythemia. We report the case of a 70 year-old woman whose polycythemia vera (PV), with Janus Kinase-2 (JAK2) mutation, presented as chorea. Chorea resolved quickly after hydroxyurea therapy.
Keywords: chorea, polycythemia vera, elderly, JAK2
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