Does procalcitonin have a role in the pathogenesis of nasal polyp?

Suat BiliciZehra CinarOzgur YigitMustafa CakirEnes YigitHafize Uzun

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)

This is the first study of its kind to objectively examine PCT in the polyp and serum of CRSwNP patients. PCT may serve as a diagnostic biomarker in nasal polyps.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
community acquired pneumonia