Hyperviscosity: A Rare Cause of Portal Hypertension in Polycythemia Vera

Abstract

A 36-year-old man with medical history of JAK2 positive Polycythemia Vera presented to our institution with a six-week history of progressive increase in abdominal circumference, coluria, and abnormal liver chemistry. He was diagnosed with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension due to hyper viscosity without thrombosis. A trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt was placed.