Diseases

Essential Thrombocythemia

A clinical syndrome characterized by repeated spontaneous hemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets.

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Abstract

A clinical syndrome characterized by repeated spontaneous hemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets.

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Synonyms

25 entry terms
  • Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemia
  • Primary Thrombocythemia
  • Thrombocythemia, Essential
  • Thrombocythemia, Hemorrhagic
  • Thrombocythemia, Idiopathic
  • Thrombocythemia, Primary
  • Thrombocytosis, Primary
  • Essential Thrombocythemias
  • Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemias
  • Idiopathic Thrombocythemia
  • Idiopathic Thrombocythemias
  • Primary Thrombocythemias
  • Primary Thrombocytoses
  • Primary Thrombocytosis
  • Thrombocythemias, Essential
  • Thrombocythemias, Hemorrhagic
  • Thrombocythemias, Idiopathic
  • Thrombocythemias, Primary
  • Thrombocytoses, Primary
  • Thrombocytosis, Autosomal Dominant
  • Autosomal Dominant Thrombocytoses
  • Autosomal Dominant Thrombocytosis
  • Dominant Thrombocytoses, Autosomal
  • Dominant Thrombocytosis, Autosomal
  • Thrombocytoses, Autosomal Dominant

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2009 (1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Essential Thrombocythemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013920. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013920
  2. Essential Thrombocythemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_thrombocythemia
  3. Essential Thrombocythemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368780