Arterial elastorrhexis: Manifestation of a generalized elastic tissue disorder in β-thalassaemia major

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 287-294

  Tsomi, Konstantina ^a,c   Karagiorga Lagana, M ^b   Fragodimitri, C ^b   Karabatsos, F ^b   Katsiki, V ^c  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Thalassaemia Unit   (Greece)

^c Dept of Pathol Aghia Sophia C ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Arteries; Elastin metabolism; Pseudoxanthoma elasticum; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SALT; ELASTIN; IRON SALT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY LESION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0032705699     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1999.tb01130.x     Document Type: Article

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