Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were compared in 241 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There was a positive linear correlation between the 2 measurements with a high degree of variability. Neither age nor duration of RA had a detectable influence. The relationship between CRP and ESR was, however, altered by treatment with gold, penicillamine, ...

Methods Twenty-three children diagnosed as FMF according to the previously published criteria and followed-up at the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic of Hacettepe Children’s Hospital were enrolled in the study. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC) count, platelet count, and serum amyloid a (SAA) were tested in the patients during an attack and ...

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate INTRODUCTION Rosai-Dorfman disease, also called sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare histiocytic condition of unknown etiology first described in 1969. Primary cutaneous manifestation without systemic involvement of Rosai-Dorfman disease is even more uncommon. Here we present a case of primary cutaneous manifestation of Rosai-Dorfman di...

The regression of small rheumatoid nodules was noted in four patients after starting sulphasalazine therapy. This coincided with an improvement in synovitis and also falls in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C reactive protein (CRP). The relation between the nodule regression and the sulphasalazine therapy is discussed.

The Diesse Mini-Ves (DMV) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) analyzer was designed to improve efficiency in determining the ESR. We compared the Westergren ESR method with the 4-sample DMV ESR analyzer for performance and clinical correlation. This prospective observational study, conducted at a 450-bed tertiary medical center, evaluated 291 paired samples from subjects with various systemic ...

introduction: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) remains as one of the most reliable tests in clinical practices. yet its use is time consuming and requires a large blood sample. the aim of this study was assessing a faster and reliable method of esr estimation. methods: an esr estimation method was described and performed on 108 patients using capillary tube (micro esr) and capillary periphe...

Dear Editor, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a useful basic clinical pathology laboratory investigation. It can be helpful in diagnosis and follow-up of several diseases. At present, a new automated method with proven reliability is available for ESR test  (1). Here, the authors report on observation on a laboratory experiment to test the effect of zinc nanoparticles on ESR results. The...

The blood biochemical parameters were investigated in a yak (Bos grunniens L) after intravenous administration of 5 mg/kg enrofloxacin. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein daily for 5 days after the drug administration. Heparinized bloods were collected for mean corpuscular volume (MCV), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), hemoglubin (Hb) estimation and...

Background: Aim of the study was to analyse relation between elevated neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positive chronic gastritis patients, as compared control group containing H. negative patients.Methods: Chronic patients were segregated equal numbers based on status. NLR calculated, ESR noted from observations, com...