Search of intravascular hemolysis in patients with the cutaneous form of loxoscelism

Haptoglobin assay, a highly sensitive method to detect intravascular hemolysis was carried out in the sera of 19 patients referred to Hospital Vital Brazil with the cutaneous form of loxoscelism in order to investigate the occurrence of mild intravascular hemolysis. Data from this series did not show decreased levels haptoglobin, ruling out intravascular hemolysis in these patients with cutaneous form of loxoscelism.

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Main Authors: Morena,Pasquale, Nonoyama,Kimiyo, Cardoso,João Luiz C., Barreto,Orlando C. de O.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1994
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000200009
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