Comparative study of CRP, fibrinogen and thrombocytes in clean trauma, acute tonsillitis and rheumatoid arthritis in adults and children

ABSTRACT

The study was made on 31 candidates comprising 10 controls, 5 post operative cases, 10 cases with acute tonsillitis and 6 cases with rheumatoid arthritis. Among participants were 12 children in the various groups. For all candidates blood fibrinogen, C.R.P. and platelet count were assayed [in the post operative cases at 3-two days intervals]. The results revealed certain differences in magnitude of response between the three parameters in the three diseases tested. An attempt was made at the explanation of such differences in the light of the known attributes of the various parameters in relation to the nature of the disease as well as the vector balance between excessive generation versus consumption. Disease preferentiality rather than specificity seems to be the key word in the acute phase response