The utility of ESR, CRP and platelets in the diagnosis of GCA.

BMC Rheumatol · 2019 · PMC6456976 · PMID 31008443

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Although there was a trend for a lower AUC and lower specificity for the ESR test compared to the CRP and platelet tests in our study, this did not reach statistical significance, and we conclude that the tests are in fact comparable at the cut-off values used.

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