title: Elevated serum C-reactive protein in mumps orchitis.
abstract: A case of mumps orchitis with a high concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) prompted us to evaluate the inflammatory response in mumps complications. We compared the CRP titers in mumps patients with orchitis and meningitis. The serum CRP titers were significantly higher in the patients with orchitis than in those with meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Urology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. niizuma@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niizuma
authors.forename: Kihei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Daimon
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogita
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Keikan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D009107:Mumps / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D009920:Orchitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein