Evaluation of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels as biomarkers of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in pediatric patients

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 667-671

  Teng, Xu ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Lin, Nan ^a   Sun, Mei ^a   Wu, Jie ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN; CALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; OCCULT BLOOD; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN MANIFESTATION; URINE; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84960355222     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2773-1     Document Type: Article

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