Can we use faecal calprotectin to distinguish abdominal pain of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) from acute appendicitis?

Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Feb;28(2):239-40. doi: 10.1007/s10067-008-1041-7. Epub 2008 Nov 25.

Authors

Balahan Makay, Ozer Makay, Erbil Unsal

PMID: 19031094
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1041-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Letter

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Abdominal Pain / metabolism
Appendicitis / diagnosis*
Appendicitis / metabolism
Appendicitis / pathology
Biomarkers / metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Epithelial Cells / pathology
Familial Mediterranean Fever / complications
Familial Mediterranean Fever / diagnosis*
Familial Mediterranean Fever / metabolism
Feces / chemistry*
Humans
Intestines / pathology
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / analysis*
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / metabolism
Leukocytes / pathology

Substances

Biomarkers
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex