Extensive bilateral pulmonary embolism revealing iron deficiency—masked JAK2-positive polycythemia vera: A case report
Hossam-Eddine Ejjebli, Soumia Boulouiz, Zakaria Bazid, Nabila Ismaili, Noha El Ouafi · 2026
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Hossam-Eddine Ejjebli and co-authors report in 2026 a case where a large lung clot was the first sign of a hidden blood disease. A 67-year-old woman with no clear clot risk factors came in with sudden breathlessness, and scans showed wide clots in both lungs with strain on the right side of the heart.
No leg clot was found. The unprovoked clot, heart strain, and subtle blood count oddities led to testing for a marrow growth disorder. Tests pointed to polycythemia vera carrying a JAK2 change, masked because iron shortage had kept hemoglobin and hematocrit from looking high. The case warns that normal-looking counts can hide the disease.
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| CREATOR | Hossam-Eddine Ejjebli, Soumia Boulouiz, Zakaria Bazid, Nabila Ismaili, Noha El Ouafi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33342 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |