Thrombocytopenia as a sensitive marker of immunologic activity in a patient with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 340-342

  Persico, M ^a,c   Niglio, A ^a   Valentini, G ^b   Torella, R ^a  

^a Divisione di Medicina Generale ed Epatologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune chronic hepatitis (AIH); Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

MARKER; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0029741777     PISSN: 03920623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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