Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) presents with a wide range of clinical presentations depending on the vessel involved, degree of thrombosis, and the extent of bowel wall ischemia. MVT usually has an insidious presentation and is often a forerunner of an underlying disorder. Essential thrombocythemia (ET) presenting itself as MVT along with splenic infarction is a rare presentation. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old female with massive splenomegaly, thrombocytosis, and acute splenic and portal venous thrombosis along with multiple splenic infarcts. Bone marrow suggested ET with JAK2V617F mutation positivity. She was managed conservatively and made an uneventful recovery.
Keywords: essential thrombocythemia; mesenteric venous thrombosis; myeloproliferative disorder; portal vein thrombosis; splenic infarction.
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