Zeta sedimentation ratio (ZSR) is a simple, rapid and reproducible test which is not influenced by variables like sex and anemia. There is good correlation with Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation ratio (ESR) in normal and hospital population. Limitation of packing force affects the use of the procedure in polycythemia and in patients with ZSR greater than 80%.

Two hundred paediatric cases of tuberculosis were studied over two years. The children usually presented with fever, cough, weight loss or failure to thrive and pallor. The diagnosis was based on history, clinical examination, chest and other relevant radiographs, Mantoux test, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and where necessary cerebrospinal, pleural and ascitic fluid examinations and lym...

To cite: Ben Abdelghani K, Slouma M, Souabni L, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-204126 DESCRIPTION A 44-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of low back pain affecting mainly the left lumbar and gluteal regions. Physical examination revealed restricted back movement with tenderness over lumbar spinal processes. Straight leg ra...

The viscosity of plasma (PV) was investigated in 27 outpatients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria. The measurements showed a significantly raised PV in patients with RA (p less than 10(-5)) compared with a control group. There was a positive correlation between the PV and the blood erythrocyte sedimentation rate ...

Methods We performed a cross-sectional study on patients with CHC, in a tertiary-care hospital in November 2011 – April 2012. We staged liver fibrosis using FibroMax (BioPredictive) and we used CobasTaqman (Roche) for HCV-RNA quantification. Patients were also evaluated by ALT, platelets, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), fibrinogen, C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor alpha ...

Charts of 1006 consecutive outpatients were reviewed to ascertain the cause of extreme elevation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (greater than or equal to 100 mm/h) and the sensitivity of marked ESR elevation in patients with disorders commonly reported to cause ESR elevation. Prevalence of ESRs of 100 mm/h or more was 4.2%. Infection was the most common cause (33%), with malignant ...

We compared the TEST 1 (Alifax, Padova, Italy) and Westergren methods of measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) to assess inflammation. The ESR was measured by both methods in 154 blood samples from patients with malignancy (n = 69), autoimmune disease (n = 44), or infection (n = 41). Total protein, albumin, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured in each plasma sample, an...

In recognition of the need for a standardization of the measurement of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), the International Council for Standardization in Haematology makes the following recommendations: (i) The reference method for measurement of the ESR should be based on the Westergren method, which is a specific test for the ESR, with modifications, (ii) The reference method for meas...