Activation of Blood Coagulation in Two Prototypic Autoimmune Skin Diseases: A Possible Link with Thrombotic Risk

Coagulation activation has been demonstrated in two prototypic autoimmune skin diseases, chronic autoimmune urticaria and bullous pemphigoid, but only the latter is associated with increased thrombotic risk. Two markers of coagulation activation (prothrombin fragment F1+2 and fibrin fragment D-dimer...

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Main Authors: Cugno, Massimo, Tedeschi, Alberto, Borghi, Alessandro, Bucciarelli, Paolo, Asero, Riccardo, Venegoni, Luigia, Griffini, Samantha, Grovetti, Elena, Berti, Emilio, Marzano, Angelo Valerio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4461280/