Tricky sepsis biomarker: Extremely high procalcitonin in squamous cell lung cancer with doubtful infection
Abstract Procalcitonin is a 116 amino acid polypeptide synthesized by the C‐cells of the thyroid gland. Elevated serum procalcitonin levels are generally thought to be the result of systemic bacterial infection, but recent reviews have suggested an association between procalcitonin and patients with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Respirology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1210 |