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. 2022 Oct 15;11(20):6086.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11206086.

Evaluation of Fecal Calprotectin, Serum C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Seromucoid and Procalcitonin in the Diagnostics and Monitoring of Crohn's Disease in Children

Katarzyna Akutko  1 , Barbara Iwańczak  1
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Evaluation of Fecal Calprotectin, Serum C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Seromucoid and Procalcitonin in the Diagnostics and Monitoring of Crohn's Disease in Children

Katarzyna Akutko et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Background: The development of diagnostic and monitoring algorithms for Crohn’s disease based on non-invasive methods is of particular importance in children and is the subject of many studies. Objectives: Evaluate the usefulness of fecal calprotectin, serum C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, seromucoid and procalcitonin in the differential diagnosis of non-inflammatory gastrointestinal tract diseases and Crohn’s disease in children and their usefulness in determining the phenotype of Crohn’s disease. Material and methods: Forty-seven children with non-inflammatory gastrointestinal tract diseases and fifty-four with Crohn’s disease were enrolled. Clinical and endoscopic activity was evaluated based on the Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) and the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s Disease (SES-CD). Results: Fecal calprotectin, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and seromucoid were significantly higher in children with Crohn’s disease than in controls (p < 0.001). Fecal calprotectin correlated with clinical and endoscopic activity according to the Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (r = 0.338; p = 0.012) and the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s Disease (r = 0.428; p = 0.001). Non-invasive biomarkers did not correlate with the location and clinical manifestation of Crohn’s disease. Conclusions: Fecal calprotectin, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and seromucoid are useful in the differentiation of Crohn’s disease from non-inflammatory gastrointestinal tract diseases in children and in monitoring the clinical course of Crohn’s disease, but not in evaluating activity and phenotype of the disease.

Keywords: activity; biomarkers; diagnosis; monitoring; non-invasive.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Correlation between (a) fecal calprotectin (FC), (b) C-reactive protein (CRP), (c) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), (d) seromucoid (AAG) and clinical activity according to the Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) in children with Crohn’s disease.
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Figure 2
Correlation between (a) fecal calprotectin (FC), (b) C-reactive protein (CRP), (c) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), (d) seromucoid (AAG) and endoscopic activity according to the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s Disease (SES-CD) in children with Crohn’s disease.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve for serum and fecal biomarkers: fecal calprotectin (FC) (a), C-reactive protein (CRP) (b), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (c), seromucoid (AAG) (d) and procalcitonin (PCT) (e) in the differentiation of Crohn’s disease in children with non-inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
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