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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

Acute limb ischaemia in a young male with secondary polycythaemia: A case report.

Cheuk Tung Kam, Syed Ahmed, Fintan Milligan, Benjamin Sip

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cheuk Tung KamThe Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, United Kingdom.
Syed AhmedThe Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, United Kingdom.
Fintan MilliganThe Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, United Kingdom.
Benjamin SipThe Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, United Kingdom.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute limb ischemia is a life and limb-threatening pathology rarely observed in young populations. One of the uncommon causes includes hypercoagulable state which can occur in secondary polycythemia leading to an abnormal increase in the erythrocyte mass. We present a rare case of Rutherford type 2A acute limb ischemia in a 36-year-old male patient with a background of secondary polycythemia who presented with severe pain and neurological deficits in his left lower limb. Acute limb ischemia is a surgical emergency that is important for clinicians to have a low threshold of suspicion of this life and limb-threatening condition due to the diverse and potentially atypical causes.

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Acute limb ischemiaHypercoagulabilityPolycythemia

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