C-reactive protein in management of children's burns.
Serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in 48 children with scald burns were measured at 24-hour intervals. It was found that CRP levels were proportional to the area and depth of skin involved. In longitudinal studies the CRP levels were normal and admission, reached their peak at 48 hours and by 6 days had begun to fall. The response (CRP production) was increased and prolonged by infection. We conclude that sequential estimation of CRP serum levels is helpful in the management of scald burns in children.
Pruchniewski
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, University School of Medicine, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Pawlowski
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Morkowski
J
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Mackiewicz
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D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male
D002097:C-Reactive Protein