Clinical Profile, Indications and Outcomes of Therapeutic Phlebotomy: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Keywords:
Therapeutic phlebotomy, polycythaemia vera, hemochromatosis, iron overload, retrospective study.Abstract
Background: Therapeutic phlebotomy is a well-established treatment modality for conditionsassociated with iron overload and increased red cell mass. It remains the first-line treatment forhereditary hemochromatosis and polycythaemia vera and has applications in secondary polycythaemia and porphyria cutanea tarda
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2026-07-23
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Dr. Rashmi N., Dr. Chaithra V., Dr. Shree Ganesh Chandra S. R. (2026). Clinical Profile, Indications and Outcomes of Therapeutic Phlebotomy: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 981–986. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2443
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