Abstract
Eighty‐eight percent (38/43) patients of intestinal tuberculosis showed significant hyperaggregation of platelets (P < 0.001). Serum and plasma from 15 patients when incubated with normal platelets caused hyperaggregation. Gel filtered platelets from 2 patients suspended in normal plasma showed hyperaggregation of platelets with arachidonic acid. Tubercular protein had no effect on platelet aggregation. A role of hyperactive platelets in chronic inflammatory response is discussed. ©1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 52-54 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1995 |
Keywords
- acid fast bacilli
- inflammation
- platelet aggregation
- tuberculosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology