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Postgrad Med J 2000;76:658-659 doi:10.1136/pmj.76.900.658
  • Case report

Chorea disclosing deterioration of polycythaemia vera

  1. Eduardo Rubio Nazabal,
  2. José Marey Lopez,
  3. Purificación Alvarez Perez,
  4. Pablo Rey Del Corral
  1. Department of Neurology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain
  1. Dr Eduardo Rubio Nazábal, Hospital Juan Canalejo, Servicio de Neurología, As Xubias sn, 15006 La Coruña, Spain (email:jmareyl{at}nacom.es)
  • Received 1 February 2000
  • Accepted 9 May 2000

Abstract

Neurological manifestations occur frequently in polycythaemia. Chorea, however, is a rare complication of the disease. A case of chorea in a patient previously diagnosed with polycythaemia vera is reported. Choreic movements started after measurement of haematological variables showed deterioration. It was considered that this was caused by inappropriate treatment with iron because the chorea was markedly reduced after the two first venesections and normalisation of the packed cell volume and haemoglobin parameters.

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