Coagulation/fibrinolysis and inflammation markers are associated with disease activity in patients with chronic urticaria

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-656

  Takahagi, S ^a   Mihara, S ^a   Iwamoto, K ^a   Morioke, S ^a   Okabe, T ^b   Kameyoshi, Y ^a   Hide, M ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization Higashihiroshima Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Chronic urticaria; D dimer; Disease activity; Fibrin degradation products

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950372656     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02222.x     Document Type: Article

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