Activation of blood coagulation in plasma from chronic urticaria patients with negative autologous plasma skin test

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Asero, R ^a   Cugno, M ^b   Tedeschi, A ^c  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

autologous plasma skin test; chronic urticaria; coagulation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; PROTHROMBIN; PROTHROMBIN FRAGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS PLASMA SKIN TEST; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEST;

EID: 78650977711     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03752.x     Document Type: Article

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