- Serum Procalcitonin as a Useful Serologic Marker for Differential Diagnosis between Acute Gouty Attack and Bacterial Infection
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Choi ST, Song JS
- KMID: 2374158
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2016 Sep;57(5):1139-1144.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.5.1139
PURPOSE: Patients with gout are similar to those with bacterial infection in terms of the nature of inflammation. Herein we compared the differences in procalcitonin (PCT) levels between these two... -
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- Application of a Novel Diagnostic Rule in the Differential Diagnosis between Acute Gouty Arthritis and Septic Arthritis
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Lee KH, Choi ST, Lee SK, Lee JH, Yoon BY
- KMID: 2160596
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2015 Jun;30(6):700-704.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.6.700
Septic arthritis and gout are major diseases that should be suspected in patients with acute monoarthritis. These two diseases are clinically similar and often indistinguishable without the help of synovial... -
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