Activation of blood coagulation in chronic urticaria: Pathophysiological and clinical implications

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-101

  Cugno, Massimo ^a   Marzano, Angelo V ^b   Asero, Riccardo ^c   Tedeschi, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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

^c Ambulatorio di Allergologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chronic urticaria; Coagulation; Eosinophil; Tissue factor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THROMBOPLASTIN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; MAST CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; URTICARIA;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD COAGULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MAST CELLS; PLATELET ACTIVATION; THROMBOPLASTIN; URTICARIA;

EID: 77953357467     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-009-0333-5     Document Type: Review

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