Clinicoepidemiologic features of chronic spontaneous urticaria in patients with elevated plasma D-dimer levels versus those without it: A case-control cross-sectional study of 100 indian patients

• Main Authors: Shailja Chauhan (Author), Vikram K Mahajan (Author), Karaninder S Mehta (Author), Rajinder S Yadav (Author), Pushpinder S Chauhan (Author), Satya Bhushan (Author), Vikas Sharma (Author), Anuj Sharma (Author), Dhaarna Wadhwa (Author), Aditi Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Activated coagulation cascade is implicated in urticaria pathogenesis marked by high plasma D-dimer, a marker of fibrinolysis, levels correlating with high urticaria activity score (UAS) and poor therapeutic outcome. Methods: Quantitative plasma D-dimer levels and coagulation parameters...