title: Elevation of Serum Levels of High-Sensitivity Procalcitonin, C-reactive Protein, and Amyloid A in a Prepubertal Child with Mumps Orchitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Serum CRP concentrations are significantly elevated at the acute phase in patients with mumps orchitis, but little is known currently about other inflammatory biomarkers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the measurements of serum inflammatory biomarkers [high-sensitivity procalcitonin (hs-PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and amyloid A] in a child with mumps orchitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient's serum levels of CRP, hs-PCT, and amyloid A were highly increased at the acute phase, but returned to normal levels at convalescence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case suggests that hs-PCT and amyloid A may not be useful for distinguishing between mumps orchitis accompanied by highly elevated serum concentrations of CRP and systemic bacterial infections.
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akaboshi
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009107:Mumps / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D009920:Orchitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide