C-Reactive Protein: Clinical and Epidemiological Perspectives

Table 2

C-Reactive Protein in certain pathologies.

Acute phase response with high CRP release
Infection	Bacteria, mycobacteria, viruses, and fungi
Postinfectious allergic complications	Rheumatoid arthritis and erythema nodosum
Inflammatory diseases	Crohn’s disease, psoriatic arthritis, systemic vasculitis, and Reiter’s disease
Necrosis	Myocardial infarction and acute pancreatitis
Trauma	Surgeries, fractures, and burns
Acute phase response with low CRP release
Systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, ulcerative colitis, and dermatomyositis