Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de médecine interne
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Review
Diagnostic value of calprotectin in irritable bowel syndrome and in inflammatory bowel disease.
The inflammation is an important component of the bowel wall structure. The amount of inflammation is gradually increased from normal state, to functional bowel disorders and to inflammatory bowel disease. ⋯ We also show on a sample of patients that inflammation as tested with fecal calprotectin test may also be found, in lower degree, in irritable bowel syndrome. In inflammatory bowel disease, the calprotectin fecal test shows higher intensity values.