Title: Is There a Systemic Inflammatory Response in the Acute Charcot Foot?
Authors: Petrova, Nina L.; Moniz, Caje; Elias, David A.; Buxton-Thomas, Muriel; Bates, Maureen; Edmonds, Michael E.
Abstract: The article focuses on the results of a study regarding the systemic serologic markers of inflammation in acute Charcot osteoarthropathy. It states that there may be correlation between the local inflammatory response seen in patients and the increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines. It found that serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was lower in patients with Charcot osteoarthropathy compared with patients with osteomyelitis.
Subjects: INFLAMMATION; DIABETIC foot; CYTOKINES; C-reactive protein; PATIENTS; OSTEOMYELITIS
Publication: Diabetes Care, 2007, Vol 30, Issue 4, p997
ISSN: 0149-5992
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-2168

Is There a Systemic Inflammatory Response in the Acute Charcot Foot?

Petrova, Nina L.; Moniz, Caje; Elias, David A.; Buxton-Thomas, Muriel; Bates, Maureen; Edmonds, Michael E.