title: [Significations of extremely elevated C-reactive protein: about 91 cases in a French hospital center].
abstract: This report is devoted to 91 extremely elevated protein C-reactive levels. Patients characteristics, etiologies of inflammation, comorbidities and microbiology are subjected to wide variations. Mortality is high (37 % and 51 %, 30 and 90 days later).
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, HIA Clermont-Tonnerre, CC 41, 29240 Brest cedex 9, France. vaillant.pierreyves@free.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Gall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Désidéri-Vaillant
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nicolas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein