Table 2.

Noninfectious diagnoses and associated peak CRP values

DIAGNOSIS	NO. OF PATIENTS	PEAK CRP LEVEL, mg/L
Rheumatologic	63	361.0
Solid tumour	25	325.0
Pericarditis	20	277.0
Inflammatory bowel disease	21	203.2
Hematologic malignancy	18	321.0
Drug reaction	14	321.0
COPD exacerbation	5	312.9

COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRP—C-reactive protein.