Elevated KL-6 levels in fatal measles pneumonia.
We measured KL-6 concentrations in serum samples from measles patients with various forms of pneumonia and abnormally elevated levels of KL-6 were found exclusively in four fatal cases of pulmonary insufficiency.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000941:Antigens; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis
D000941:Antigens; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015415:Biomarkers; D006023:Glycoproteins; C060192:MUC1 protein, human; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins