Kidney transplantation in a patient with polycythemia vera

Abstract

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a clonal over proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, which increases red blood cell (RBC) mass and hematocrit, and is frequently accompanied with leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, or both. Few cases of renal involvement of PV have been reported to date. We present a case of PV based on JAK2 (Janus kinase 2) mutation that did not need any treatment after unrelated kidney transplantation. According to the rarity of kidney transplantation in PV, more clinical evidence is needed to determine the frequency of its improvement after transplantation

Keywords

• Renal transplantation
• Polycythemia vera
• Phlebotomy
• Kidney transplantation