
Data on the origin and biological function of procalcitonin, the pro-hormone of calcitonin, are scarce. Since this peptide can be induced in bacterial invasive infections, serum procalcitonin levels may be useful in differential diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This review will focus on the clinical significance of changes in serum procalcitonin levels in patients with connective tissue diseases and other rheumatic disorders.
Calcitonin, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, R, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Bacterial Infections, RC31-1245, Autoimmune Diseases, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Diagnosis, Differential, Mycoses, Virus Diseases, Rheumatic Diseases, Medicine, Humans, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoimmune Diseases; Bacterial Infections; Calcitonin; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Connective Tissue Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Mycoses; Protein Precursors; Rheumatic Diseases; Virus Diseases, Protein Precursors, Connective Tissue Diseases, Internal medicine
Calcitonin, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, R, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Bacterial Infections, RC31-1245, Autoimmune Diseases, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Diagnosis, Differential, Mycoses, Virus Diseases, Rheumatic Diseases, Medicine, Humans, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Autoimmune Diseases; Bacterial Infections; Calcitonin; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Connective Tissue Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Mycoses; Protein Precursors; Rheumatic Diseases; Virus Diseases, Protein Precursors, Connective Tissue Diseases, Internal medicine
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