Clinical significance of serum ferritin in children with Still's disease
- VernacularTitle:血清铁蛋白在儿童Still病中的临床意义
- Author:
Dong AN
;
Hong JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child Still's disease;
Serum ferritin
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2008;15(3):255-257
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of serum ferritin (SF) in child with Still's disease (SD).Methods This study included 28 children with SD who were treated at the Pediatric Department in the First Hospital of China Medical University from 2001 to 2007.Their clinical features,biochemical parameters,and the results of serum ferritin were noted.Results In SD group,there were 28 cases with fever (100%),14 cases with rash (50%),18 cases with arthritis/arthralgia(64%),24 cases with leukocytosis (86%),27 cases with SF and ESR elevation (96%).The average SF in SD group [(8182±3156)μg/L] was significantly higher than that in the control group [(244±210)μg/L](P<0.01).Conclusion Fever,rash,arthritis/arthralgia,and leukocytosis are main clinical characteristics of child SD.Inereasing serum level of ferritin will probably indicate the activity period of SD.
