C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION-RATE IN WOMEN WITH ACUTE PELVIC PAIN

We have measured the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reacti ve protein (CRP) level in 134 consecutive patients with acute pelvic p ain. There were statistically significant differences (P < 0.001) in b oth values between the groups of patients with inflammatory (n = 42) a nd non-inflammatory (n = 92) causes of pelvic pain. No significant dif ference was observed between the subgroups within the two groups. Acut e pelvic infection caused the highest elevations of ESR and CRP, with pelvic endometriosis provoking less elevations. Med Sci Res 26:377-378 (C) 1998 Lippincott-Raven Publishers.