Elevation of circulating thrombin-antithrombin III complex and fibrin degradation products in urticaria: A laboratory finding unrelated to intravascular coagulopathy

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 308-310

  Fujii, Kimio ^a,b   Usuki, Akiko ^a   Kan No, Yuko ^a   Ohgou, Noriko ^a  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Fujii Dermatology Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; D DIMER; FIBRIN; FIBRIN MONOMER; THROMBIN; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SWEAT GLAND; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; URTICARIA;

EID: 43549105633     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00474.x     Document Type: Letter

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