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Aquagenic pruritus in essential thrombocythemia is associated with a higher risk of thrombosis

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Thromboses and phenotypic evolutions (leukemia, myelofibrosis) are the most frequent complications in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET). Aquagenic pruritus (AP) is not only PV symptom, but is also… Click to show full abstract

Thromboses and phenotypic evolutions (leukemia, myelofibrosis) are the most frequent complications in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET). Aquagenic pruritus (AP) is not only PV symptom, but is also present in ET. The presence of pruritus in PV is associated with a lower risk of arterial thrombosis.

Keywords: risk; pruritus; aquagenic pruritus; essential thrombocythemia; thrombosis

Journal Title: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Year Published: 2019

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