Open AccessElevations in D-dimer and C-reactive protein are associated with the development of osteonecrosis of the hip in HIV-infected adults
Author(s) -
Caryn Morse,
Lori E. Dodd,
Khanh Nghiem,
Rene Costello,
György Csákó,
H. Clifford Lane,
Jay N. Lozier,
Joseph A. Kovacs
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32835c206a
Subject(s) - medicine , d dimer , cohort , c reactive protein , gastroenterology , femoral head , biomarker , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , immunology , inflammation , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , optics
A high incidence of nontraumatic osteonecrosis has been reported in HIV-infected patients. We investigated the levels of D-dimer and C-reactive protein (CRP) in a cohort of HIV-infected adults with and without osteonecrosis of the femoral head.