C-reactive protein (CRP) in rheumatic diseases
- Author:
Hoa Minh Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rheumatic disease
- MeSH:
Rheumatic Diseases;
C-Reactive Protein
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2001;1():25-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein in normal serum which increases significantly with tissue necrosis due to inflammation. To discover the level of protein C-reactive as a screening parameter for inflammatory diseases and rheumatic diseases, the CRP latex quick test was performed in 172 patients who were treated at the Rheumatology Dep. Bach mai Hospital from 2/1998 to 2/1999. The result shown that 100% patients with rheumatic fever had CRP positively, as well as 85,4% patients with rheumatics arthritis, 75% patients with connective disorders, 70% patients with ankylosing spondilitis and 20% patients with osteoarthritis. CRP is a valuable screening test in acute rheumatic arthritis as a routine diagnostic test, especially with the group of patients with rheumatic fever. However, this examination has an adequate sensitivity and specificity as well as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
