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How do you manage reactive thrombocytosis and potentially symptomatic fatigue from JAK2+ P Vera with iron deficiency?

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Hematology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital

This is a challenging scenario since if you start supplementing iron, you can increase erythropoiesis, raise the hematocrit, require more therapeutic phlebotomies, and end up chasing your own tail. For these reasons, I generally recommend against iron supplementation in PV.

Regarding the fatigue and...

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