[Diagnostic and prognostic significance of study of acute phase proteins in children with appendicular peritonitis].

Acute phase proteins (fibrinogen, alpha 2-macroglobulin, alpha 1-antitrypsin) were measured in 47 patients with destructive appendicitis and 203 children with local (n = 121) and disseminated (n = 82) appendicular peritonitis. The patients' ages varied from 3 to 15 years. Control group consisted of 45 age-matched children with uncomplicated umbilical and inguinal hernias.

[Reversible aggregation of erythrocytes in children with appendicular peritonitis].

A microtest for quantitative evaluation of the kinetics of reversible aggregation of erythrocytes was used in 47 patients and 203 children with local (121 cases) and diffuse (82 cases) appendicular peritonitis. The patients' ages varied from 3 to 15 years. The diagnosis was confirmed clinically, intraoperatively, and morphologically during examination of removed appendices.