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., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.48, sa.6, ss.1167-1174, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1710-115
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1167-1174
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 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 Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.