Coagulation parameters in the patients with Fournier's gangrene

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 733-737

  Şahin, Hayrettin ^a   Aflay, Ugur ^a   Kılınç, Nihal ^a   Bircan, Mehmet Kamuran ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fibrinogen; Fournier's gangrene; FVIII; Lupus anticoagulant; Protein C

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CALCIUM; CARDIOLIPIN; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOURNIER GANGRENE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; ORCHITIS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 31144454866     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-005-8437-y     Document Type: Article

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