Clinical significance of non-infectious procalcitonin elevation in Still’s disease: a predictor of macrophage activation syndrome
PCT may be a potential marker in AIDs such as SD, even in the absence of infection. Elevated PCT levels may serve as an independent predictor of MAS in SD.
Authors
- Burcu Ceren Uludoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7838-7629)
- Timuçin Kaşifoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2544-8648)
- Serdal Uğurlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-2282)
- Cemal Beş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1730-2991)
- Erdem Bektaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-4118)
- Ozgur Can Kilinc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3941-2076)
- Meliha Meriç Koç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0563-6900)
- Umut Kalyoncu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-2109)
- Büşra Fırlatan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-5683)
- Beste Acar
- Ayşenur Yılmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-7860)
- B Yüce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7989-0107)
- Oguzhan Omer Kizilkaya
- Reside Borce Aydin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-1881)
Institutions
- HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine (HU)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lara D. Veeken
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf575
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00