Serum procalcitonin concentration in children with liver disease

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Bartosz Korczowski

Abstract

Serum procalcitonin was measured in 58 children with symptoms and signs of hepatic disease. According to mechanism responsible for liver injury, children were assigned to one of 4 categories: 1, invasive bacterial infection; 2, acute viral infection; 3, toxic liver injury; and 4, autoimmune disease. Procalcitonin concentrations exceeded normal values in all children with invasive bacterial infection. It was low in viral infection and toxic liver injury. Moderately elevated procalcitonin concentrations were present in 50% of children with an autoimmune process.

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