title: [High level of hsCRP in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy--preliminary study].
abstract: C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels are used to indicate the presence of an inflammatory process that may be caused by bacterial infection or pathological processes. The objective of this study was to compare the levels of CRP and hsCRP (high sensitivity CRP) in smoking and non smoking patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO). Study included 59 hyperthyroid patients (age > 18 years, 50 females, 9 males, mean +/- SD: age 34 +/- 16) with varying degrees of severity of GO (classification according to NOSPECS) with hyperthyroidism prepared to radioiodine therapy. Smoking status was determined by Fagerström test and Brinkman's index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. Smoking additionally stimulates inflammatory processes in the patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy, 2. Smoking patients with
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Endokrynologii, Przemiany Materii i Chorób Wewnetrznych Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czarnywojtek
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Warmuz-Stangierska
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rabska-Pietrzak
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obara-Moszyńska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kedzia
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziemnicka
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gut
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sowiński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein