Can Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis Help in The Differential Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children?
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2020
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Objective: We aimed to investigate the potential of assessing thiol/disulfide homeostasis as novel oxidative stressmarkers to improve the challenging diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children.Material and Methods: A total of 60 pediatric patients (0-18 years) were enrolled in the study, 30 of which were inthe control group and 30 in the acute appendicitis group. Native thiol, total thiol, dynamic disulfide, dynamic thiol,ischemia modified albümin, albumin, White blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelet counts of both groups weremeasured. The results of both groups were compared using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version17 (Chicago, USA) program. For all variables, p <0.05 was considered significant.Results: Total thiol (p<0.001), native thiol (p<0.001), and albümin (p<0.001) levels were significantly decreased whiledynamic disulfide, dynamic thiol (p=0.003), and ischemia modified albümin (p<0.001) levels those indicating oxidantside were increased in acute appendicitis group compared to control. White blood cell counts in acute appendicitisgroup were higher (p<0.001), and platelet counts were lower (p=0.03) than the control group.Conclusion: In the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis, especially in case that are difficult to diagnose, besides aphysical examination, imaging, and current laboratory tests, quantification of thiol/disulfide homeostasis may be helpfulin diagnosing. In addition, evaluating albumin and IMA levels may increase the specificity of the test. This test can bemore helpful in cases diagnosis is difficult such as children small in their ages and mental retardation.
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Genel ve Dahili Tıp, Yoğun Bakım, Tıp, Pediatri
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Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi
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14
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