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| Secretion (hours from exposure) |
| Starts: 4–6 |
| Peaks: 36 |
| Factors that affect concentration levels |
| Increase |
| Inflammatory disease: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, Crohns disease |
| Trauma: surgery, burns, fracture |
| Myocardial Infarction |
| Pancreatitis |
| Fungal infection |
| Malignancy: lymphoma, leukaemia |
| Decrease |
| Early infection |
| Liver injury |
| Drugs: corticosteroid |
CRP, C-reactive protein.
