Leucocyte count, C reactive protein, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein and erithrocyte sedimmentation rate in acute appendicitis;Leucograma, proteína C reativa, alfa-1 glicoproteína ácida e velocidade de hemossedimentação na apendicite aguda

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Ramalho De Carvalho, Bruno ^a,b   Diogo Filho, Augusto ^a   Fernandes, Cleiton ^a   Borges Barra, Cristiane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de Uberlandia ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdomen, acute; Abdominal pain; Acute phase proteins; Appendicitis; Protein C

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; OROSOMUCOID;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

EID: 0344011633     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032003000100006     Document Type: Article

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