Faecal but not serum calprotectin levels look promising in predicting active disease in Beh çet's syndrome patients with gastrointestinal involvement.

CONCLUSIONS: FC, but not serum calprotectin seems to be a useful non-invasive tool for assessing disease activity in GIBS. Whether the presence of oral ulcers can cause false positive results remains to be studied. PMID: 30582504 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research