Severe chronic urticaria is associated with elevated plasma levels of D-dimer

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Asero, R ^a,e   Tedeschi, A ^b   Riboldi, P ^c,d   Griffini, S ^b,d   Bonanni, E ^b,d   Cugno, M ^b,d  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic urticaria; Coagulation; D dimer

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; HISTAMINE; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URTICARIA;

EID: 37749045288     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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