Westergren sedimentation rates were done on 603 healthy blood donors. The results showed an increase in the normal values with age. The normal values found in this series were higher than those generally accepted as normal.

BACKGROUND The mean platelet volume (MPV) reflects the size of platelets. It has been shown to be inversely correlated with level of the inflammation in some chronic inflammatory diseases. This prospective study aims to show the usability of MPV as an inflammation marker in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) by comparison with healthy controls. In addition, its relationships with...

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...

Certain observations have been reported according to which complications in association with gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis would seem to be inversely proportional to the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Goldie, 1939; Ellman and others, 1940; Lawrence, 1953). This has been explained on the basis that a high E.S.R. is generally seen in the active exudative stage of the disease, and that the...

We report here the case of a 15−year−old patient with symptoms characteristic of intestinal bleeding and severe anemia, who required repeated transfusions. The hematochemical parameters (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP (c−reactive pro− tein), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibo− dies, anti−Saccharomyces cerevisiae anti− bodies (ASCA), antiendomysium antibo− dies, and the transglutaminases), a...

Apreviously healthy 10-weekold female was admitted to our hospital with a fever and an inability to move her left leg. The mother also noted a decrease in the child’s breast-feeding in the 3 days prior to presentation. Although there was no history of major trauma, it was revealed that her brother had picked her up roughly by her leg 5 days before her admission. On initial physical examination,...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the application of elderly-customized hatha yoga on the vascular inflammation factors of elderly women. [Subjects and Methods] This research was conducted with 14 elderly women, between 70 and 80 years old, divided into an elderly-customized hatha yoga group (n=7) and a control group (n=7). The application group participated in a hat...

Fasting is an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, but most patients relapse on reintroduction of food. The effect of fasting followed by one year of a vegetarian diet was assessed in a randomised, single-blind controlled trial. 27 patients were allocated to a four-week stay at a health farm. After an initial 7-10 day subtotal fast, they were put on an individually adjusted gluten-free...

The case A 7-year-old girl has a 2-month history of a mildly swollen and slightly painful knee, which her parents believe was caused by a fall at school. There is no other relevant history. Examination reveals a small swelling of the knee, with a small flexion contracture, loss of full flexion and some discomfort at the end of the range of motion. The results of the rest of the examination are ...

Two hundred patients with rheumatoid arthritis were studied in a prospective open trial comparing treatment with sulphasalazine and auranofin in patients with active disease over 12 months. The two drugs improved many parameters of disease activity at 12, 24, and 48 weeks. At 12 weeks, the group treated with sulphasalazine had a lower platelet count (Mann-Whitney U test), erythrocyte sedimentat...