openalexFrontiers in Medicine2026-07-24
Case Report: Polycythemia vera presenting as persistent unexplained low-grade fever
Persistent fever as an initial manifestation of polycythemia vera (PV) is uncommon and may lead to diagnostic delay. We report a 72-year-old woman with recurrent low-grade fever for 1 month, with a maximum temperature not exceeding 38.0 °C. Although this presentation did not meet…