Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

SERUM C– REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVEL IN COPD PATIENTS:A COMPARATIVE STUDY

S A Agale, R K Chopra, V V Pujari

Abstract :

Introduction:The severity and progression of Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseaseis measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV₁). However Biomarkers like Fiinogen, C– Reactive Protein (CRP) etc could become suitable surrogates in the early detection of disease.

Aims & Objectives: To study the association of blood CRP level in COPD and its correlation with the severity of COPD

Methodology: this study wasconducted on 50 stable COPD patients and a control group of 50 healthy persons. All the subjects were investigated with complete Blood Count, chest radiographs,spirometry and serum CRP levels.

Results:Mean WBC count in the test group was 8795/cmm and in Control group was 6020 /cmm (p<0.0001). Mean CRP level in the test group was 3.85 mg/L and in control group was 0.38 mg/ L (p<0.0001).CRP levels correlate with severity of COPD

Conclusion: Serum CRP levels can be used as a biomarker in the COPD which correlates with the disease severity.

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S A AGALE, R K CHOPRA, V V PUJARI, SERUM C– REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVEL IN COPD PATIENTS:A COMPARATIVE STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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