Continuous elevation of procalcitonin in cirrhosis combined with hepatic carcinoma: a case report

BACKGROUND: Serum levels of procalcitonin (PCT) are considered a useful biomarker for the diagnosis of bacterial infection or inflammation. There are few reports of high PCT levels in end-stage liver disease regardless of bacterial infection. Here, we present a case of extremely high PCT levels (>...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lu, Juan, Chen, Chun-lei, Jin, Jian-di, Chen, Jun, Yu, Cheng-bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7792198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33413185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05684-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7792198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33413185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05684-2

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