Blood Sedimentation Rate of Children

Sedimentation Rate of Red Blood Cells in Epidemic Dropsy

The sedimentation rate of the red blood cells was determined of 74 epidemic dropsy patients and of 8 persons in whom symptoms resembling those of epidemic dropsy were produced after taking food cooked in mustard oil incriminated in natural outbreaks of the disease or in mustard oil to which known quantities of argemone oil had been added (Chopra et al., 1939). The cell volume and the haemoglobi...

White blood cells, C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in pneumococcal pneumonia in children.

We evaluated the applicability of C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), white blood cell count (WBC), and absolute neutrophil count (ANC), in the screening of pneumococcal (PNC) pneumonia in children. In 1981-1982, 161 children were treated for radiologically verified community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital during a period of 12 months. The Streptococcus pneumonia...

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: use of fresh blood for quality control.

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) remains the most widely used laboratory test for monitoring the course of infections, inflammatory diseases, and some types of cancer. Several test methods have been developed recently, and as a result the safety and reliability of ESR testing procedures have improved. The method recommended by the International Council for Standardization in Haematology...

Blood sample transportation and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

IVIG Effects on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Children

Background. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a valuable laboratory tool in evaluation of infectious, inflammatory, and malignant diseases. Red blood cells in outside from the body precipitate due to their higher density than the plasma. In this study we discuss the IVIG effect on ESR in different diseases and different ages. Methods and Materials. Fifty patients under 12 years old who ha...