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The diagnostic value of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in children with perforated appendicitis was prospectively studied in 78 consecutive patients with histologically confirmed appendicitis. The patients were divided into two groups: group A included 56 patients with perforated appendicitis and group B consisted of 22 patients with simple appendicitis. Serum CRP level and leucocyte count were assayed in all and abdominal ultrasonography was performed in 75. The mean age of group A patients was significantly lower than that of group B patients (7.5 vs. 10.4 years,P<0.001). Group A patients had a significantly higher mean serum CRP levels than group B patients (92 vs. 31 mg/l,P<0.001), while the mean leucocyte count was comparable in the two groups. Of 75 examined patients, 73 (97%) had a pre-operative sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis.
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Abbreviations
- CRP :
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C-reactive protein
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Chung, JL., Kong, MS., Lin, SL. et al. Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein in children with perforated appendicitis. Eur J Pediatr 155, 529–531 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957898
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