Burning feet in polycythemia vera - peripheral sensorimotor axonal neuropathy with erythromelalgia

Int J Gen Med. 2015 Feb 2:8:69-71. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S78848. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Polycythemia vera is a rare myeloproliferative disease. Cutaneous symptoms are uncommon. We report about a 72-year-old female patient with JAK2(V617F) -positive polycythemia who developed peripheral sensorimotor axonal neuropathy and erythromelalgia. Possible causes and treatment are discussed.

Keywords: JAK2 mutations; bone marrow diseases; burning sensations; myeloproliferative diseases; peripheral neuropathy.

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  • Case Reports