title: Serum levels of C-reactive protein in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and malignant tumors of the chest.
abstract: Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration was studied in patients with newly diagnosed post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis and in those with malignant intrathoracic tumors. In tuberculosis, there was a wide scatter in CRP values and the mean did not differ from that of the tumor patients. Tuberculous patients with cavitation in chest X-ray had significantly higher levels of CRP than those without as well as healthy controls. Normal CRP did not exclude tuberculosis and all the values were below 100 mg/l.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maasilta
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kostiala
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000097:blood; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000556:secondary; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein