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膀胱癌血液透析患者降钙素原显著非感染性升高:病例报告

 

Authors Yan YC , Guo Q, Xu J , Wei Z, Li J 

Received 28 September 2025

Accepted for publication 11 January 2026

Published 17 January 2026 Volume 2026:19 569356

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S569356

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Dr Oliver Planz

Yuan Cong Yan,1,2 Qiang Guo,1 Jingjing Xu,1 Zhe Wei,1 Junyun Li1 

1Department of Pharmacy, Jincheng People’s Hospital, Jincheng, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, The Third Hospital of Jincheng, Jincheng, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Junyun Li, Department of Pharmacy, Jincheng People’s Hospital, Jincheng, 048000, People’s Republic of China, Email lijunyun888282@sina.com

Background: Here, we present a rare case of a sustained hemodialysis patient with bladder cancer who had the marked elevation of procalcitonin (PCT) in the absence of evidence for infection.
Case Presentation: A patient had significantly elevated PCT but without clinical manifestations of infection. Through evidence-based investigation and collaboration with physicians, clinical pharmacists successfully ruled out infection. Consequently, antibiotics were discontinued, and the patient improved and was discharged from the hospital.
Conclusion: The aim is to remind clinical pharmacists and clinicians to conduct comprehensive examination and judgment when encountering similar cases to reduce the occurrence of misdiagnosis in clinical practice.

Keywords: end-stage renal disease, procalcitonin, sepsis, C-reactive protein, pharmaceutical care