Idiopathic erythrocytosis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Dong Hyun Lee (Author), Ji Hye Min (Author), Sang Byung Bae (Author), Hyo Wook Gil (Author), Jong Oh Yang (Author), Eun Young Lee (Author), Sae Yong Hong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 78-year-old man on hemodialysis presented to our hospital with erythrocytosis. He had started hemodialysis 4 years previously, with a hemoglobin level of 9.8 g/dL, and was administered erythropoiesis stimulating agents and ferrous sulfate. Two years previously, his hemoglobin level increased to 14...