Criteria for the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome in patients presenting with dermatologic symptoms

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-115

  Kriseman, Yana L ^a   Nash, Jason W ^b   Hsu, Sylvia ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ANTITHROMBIN III; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOT EDEMA; HUMAN; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THROMBOPHILIA;

ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CHILD; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 34250198632     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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