Increased mean platelet volume and C-reactive protein levels in patients with chronic urticaria with a positive autologous serum skin test

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 339, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 504-508

  Magen, Eli ^a   Mishal, Joseph ^a   Zeldin, Yuri ^a   Feldman, Viktor ^a   Kidon, Mona ^b   Schlesinger, Menachem ^a   Sthoeger, Zev ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic; CRP; MPV; Platelet; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM SKIN TEST; BASOPHIL; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEST; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 77953358149     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181db6ed5     Document Type: Article

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