Elevated serum C-reactive protein in mumps orchitis.
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.
Niizuma
Takahiro
T
Department of Pediatrics and Urology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. niizuma@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Terada
Kihei
K
Kosaka
Yasuko
Y
Daimon
Yusuke
Y
Inoue
Miwa
M
Ogita
Satoko
S
Kataoka
Naoki
N
Tanaka
Keikan
K
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
D002097:C-Reactive Protein