The characteristics of ascites in patients with POEMS syndrome

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1661-1664

  Cui, Rong Tai ^a   Yu, Sheng Yuan ^a   Huang, Xu Sheng ^a   Zhang, Jia Tang ^a   Li, Fei ^a   Pu, Chuan Qiang ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ascites; Characteristics; Pathogenesis; POEMS syndrome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SERUM ASCITES ALBUMIN GRADIENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POEMS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84888137902     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1829-7     Document Type: Article

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