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Table 3 Laboratory test before and after treatment of TNF-α inhibitors

From: Long-term prognosis of 47 pediatric patients with Blau syndrome in China

Laboratory tests

At start of TNF-α inhibitors

At most recent follow-up

P value

C reactive protein mg/L

25.72 ± 4.4

3.13 ± 1.42

 < 0.001

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate mm/h

27.39 ± 4.0

8.17 ± 2.11

 < 0.001

Procalcitonin ng/ml

0.52 ± 0.25

0.14 ± 0.25

0.008

Ferritin ng/ml

33.58 ± 8.82

16.40 ± 2.50

0.001

Serun amyloid A protein μg/mL

19.63 ± 0.75

8.82 ± 1.48

 < 0.001