Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report

<p dir="ltr">Procalcitonin (PCT) is a well-known biomarker that is directly connected to bacterial infection especially when it reaches significantly high levels. It is extremely rare to be witnessed in non-bacterial infections such as viral or parasitic. It may be elevated in other...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Mohammad Altermanini (16810755) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Mohamad Hijazi (4907014) (author), Tarek Aboursheid (17380387) (author), Muhammad Firas Alhammad (17380390) (author), Khaled Ali (8814221) (author), Elias Tayar (16488567) (author), Ramsey Jasim (17380393) (author)
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Tarek Aboursheid (17380387)
Muhammad Firas Alhammad (17380390)
Khaled Ali (8814221)
Elias Tayar (16488567)
Ramsey Jasim (17380393)
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Mohamad Hijazi (4907014)
Tarek Aboursheid (17380387)
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Khaled Ali (8814221)
Elias Tayar (16488567)
Ramsey Jasim (17380393)
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Mohamad Hijazi (4907014)
Tarek Aboursheid (17380387)
Muhammad Firas Alhammad (17380390)
Khaled Ali (8814221)
Elias Tayar (16488567)
Ramsey Jasim (17380393)
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Clinical sciences
Procalcitonin
Anaphylaxis
Shock
Colonoscopy
Worm infestation
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description <p dir="ltr">Procalcitonin (PCT) is a well-known biomarker that is directly connected to bacterial infection especially when it reaches significantly high levels. It is extremely rare to be witnessed in non-bacterial infections such as viral or parasitic. It may be elevated in other conditions such as trauma and autoimmune diseases. We present a rare case of a young gentleman, who had an extremely high PCT level that appeared to be a result of anaphylaxis due to worm infestation.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Heliyon<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10595" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10595</a></p>
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spelling Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case reportMohammad Altermanini (16810755)Mohamad Hijazi (4907014)Tarek Aboursheid (17380387)Muhammad Firas Alhammad (17380390)Khaled Ali (8814221)Elias Tayar (16488567)Ramsey Jasim (17380393)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesProcalcitoninAnaphylaxisShockColonoscopyWorm infestation<p dir="ltr">Procalcitonin (PCT) is a well-known biomarker that is directly connected to bacterial infection especially when it reaches significantly high levels. It is extremely rare to be witnessed in non-bacterial infections such as viral or parasitic. It may be elevated in other conditions such as trauma and autoimmune diseases. We present a rare case of a young gentleman, who had an extremely high PCT level that appeared to be a result of anaphylaxis due to worm infestation.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Heliyon<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10595" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10595</a></p>2022-09-11T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10595https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Markedly_elevated_procalcitonin_due_to_anaphylactic_shock_a_case_report/24551419CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/245514192022-09-11T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
Mohammad Altermanini (16810755)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Procalcitonin
Anaphylaxis
Shock
Colonoscopy
Worm infestation
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title Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
title_full Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
title_fullStr Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
title_full_unstemmed Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
title_short Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
title_sort Markedly elevated procalcitonin due to anaphylactic shock, a case report
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Procalcitonin
Anaphylaxis
Shock
Colonoscopy
Worm infestation