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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with active sarcoidosis show minor or no elevation of serum C-reactive protein. During the research of the significance of measurement of this acute reactant in patients with active sarcoidosis, we noticed that during the intercurrent infection the levels of CRP rise significantly. This report shows that this observation is not an accidental event, but a rule. With this purpose in mind, we compared the values of serum CRP in 9 patients with active sarcoidosis during intercurrent infection and 17 with active sarcoidosis only. The difference was statistically significant; high levels were found in the sera of patients with intercurrent infection. Therefore, we consider this simple test a helpful means in the diagnosis of intercurrent infection in patients with active sarcoidosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1330-0164
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum C-reactive protein measurement in the detection of intercurrent infection in patients with sarcoidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Jordanovac University Department for Lung Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article