Sign up with Facebook
- Health A to Z
- Healthy Living
Advertisement
Polycythemia Vera Learning Center
Causes could include:
-
No known cause
|
Polycythemia vera is a disorder of the bone marrow. It causes too much production of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
|
|
The cause of PV remains uncertain. In general, the increased mass of red blood cells in the patient's blood causes both hemorrhage and abnormal formation of blood clots in the circulatory system (thrombosis). The reasons for these changes in clott...
|
