High-dose glucocorticoid therapy is associated with shortening of activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time

Int J Lab Hematol. 2021 Aug;43(4):O186-O189. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13503. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Authors

Simone Canovi¹, Annalisa Pilia¹, Efrem Bonelli¹, Antonio Bonanno¹, Piera Zaldini¹, Rossana Colla¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratorio Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e di Endocrinologia, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

PMID: 33650264
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13503

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Coagulation / drug effects*
Blood Coagulation Tests
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Humans
Partial Thromboplastin Time*
Prothrombin Time*

Substances

Glucocorticoids