The diagnostic role of pentraxin-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions

ÇİFTCİ F., Bilgin G., Ozcan A. N., DOĞAN Ö., Yuksel A., EROL S., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.48, no.6, pp.1167-1174, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1710-115
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1167-1174
  • Keywords: Pleural effusion, pentraxin-3, transudates, malignant pleural effusion, tuberculous pleural effusion, parapneumonic effusion, INNATE IMMUNITY, PTX3, INFLAMMATION, BIOMARKER, CROSSROADS, EXPRESSION, DISEASE, ADULTS, CELLS, LINK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Discrimination of pleural effusion etiology is not always easy in clinical practice. Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is a new acute-phase protein. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of PTX-3 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.