The Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) shows discrepancies when using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) scores to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed verify the agreement between DAS28-CRP DAS28-ESR in patients with RA from south of Brazil. A unicentric cross-sectional was performed (n = 56). diagnosis followed American College Rheumatology/ Europea...

Background: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) tests are often done to detect or monitor patients with suspected inflammatory disorders. The objective of the study was to ascertain if the manual ESR test added value to the information available from automated CRP results alone. Methods: In this retrospective, observational study at a safety-net hospital, the ESR a...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease world wide. It is the result of both mechanical and biological events that destabilize the normal coupling of degeneration synthesis of articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Rheumatologist often routinely order tests for rheumatoid factor and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for all patients with joint complaints as well as C reac...

Aim: Since the start of pandemic, novel coronavirus infection SARS CoV-2 has caused huge morbidity and mortality, as well a significant economic cost. We aimed to compare clinical laboratory findings patients with mild pulmonary involvement those in subjects advanced involvement.
 Material Methods: In this study, relationship between hemogram indices hospitalized for at Bolu Abant Izzet Ba...

BACKGROUND In most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Disease Activity Score 28-joint count C reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) is lower than DAS28 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR), suggesting that use of the DAS28-ESR cut-off to assess high disease activity (HDA) with DAS28-CRP may underestimate the number of patients with HDA. We determined the DAS28-CRP value corresponding to the ...

Ninety-four children of the Tobacco Plantation Laborers of the PTP IX, aged between 2 months and 12 years, were investigated on erythrocyte sedimen­ tation rate with the micro ESR method. In the group of 0 -1 year the mean ESR was: 16,6 mm/hour: 1 -3 years: 20,4 mm/hour; 3 6 years: 19,3 mm/hour; 6 1 2 years: 21,3 mm/hour. The values ranged from 0 36 mm/hour. The results were higher compa­ red w...

results; out of 634 patients, 61 subjects (9.62%) had significant complications including: acute renal failure, alveolar hemorrhage, ards, clotting disorders, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding and intracranial bleeding; age, jaundice, renal and pulmonary involvement (oliguria and anuria), hypotension, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, elevated bilirubin, alanine aminotransfera...

the June issue of Arthritis Research & Th erapy [1]. Th e study compared the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints calculated by using C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) versus American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) remission in terms of residual pain. Th e authors stated that DAS28CRP remission criteria allowed for persistence of pain in more than 10% of pati...

A study of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate during the first hour (ESR) in dengue patients would help determine how this parameter is affected by this disease, as well as whether it can be used for diagnosis. One thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight cases of dengue attended at the Dengue Treatment Center, Campos dos Goytacazes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were included. The ESR values were cla...

INTRODUCTION Lichen planus (LP) is a papulosquamous eruption of the skin and mucous membranes. Although the exact pathogenesis of the disease remains unclear, it is believed that LP represents an inflammatory disorder. Neutrophil-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio is considered a systemic inflammatory marker that correlated with severity of the diseases. AIM To investigate whether N/L ratio increases in ...