title: Fibrinogen related antigens in acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The fibrinogen related antigens were measured in 22 consecutive patients with acute pancreatitis. During the attack a marked elevation was seen, the values normalizing in the quiet phase. This may be due to either intravascular and/or extravascular degradation of fibrinogen-fibrin. As other authors have demonstrated intravascular coagulation experimentally in animals with pancreatitis, the authors stress that intravascular coagulation may play an important role in the patheogenesis of acute pancreatitis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005337:Fibrin / Q000032:analysis; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D005337:Fibrin; D005340:Fibrinogen; D000681:Amylases; D001663:Bilirubin; D002118:Calcium