Open AccessSerum Ferritin as A Marker for Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes –A Study From A Tertiary Centre in Central Kerala
Author(s) -
S. Valappil,
M.J. Varkey,
Binu Areeckal,
Krishnadas Thankan,
Monikha Siva
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14248.6245
Subject(s) - medicine , ferritin , premature rupture of membranes , subclinical infection , gestational age , obstetrics , acute phase protein , post hoc analysis , pregnancy , physiology , inflammation , biology , genetics
Preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths and also the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age. There is wide spread suspicion that subclinical infection is a common accompaniment and cause of preterm labour. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant and it increases during inflammation.This study aims to determine whether serum ferritin levels which may be raised in the setting of any infective process could be used as a marker of spontaneous preterm labour or PPROM (Preterm premature rupture of membranes).