An elevated cytokeratin 19 fragment often indicates the presence of lung tumor disease, which can have a significant impact on the patient’s health and, in severe cases, can lead to death.
First of all, cytokeratin is also one of the common tumor markers, which has some clinical significance. It is due to the shedding of epithelial cells in the alveoli, and the keratin fragments in the cells are incorporated into the blood after degradation, and if there is more incorporation, it means that there may be a tumor in the lung, and the patient may experience coughing, coughing up sputum, coughing up blood, chest tightness, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, and other symptoms.
Secondly, if it is just a little high, then this could also be caused by inflammatory irritation of the lungs, such as chronic pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
Patients are advised to go to the hospital for regular review and, if necessary, to take oral antibiotics for treatment. In daily life, patients are advised to eat nutritious food, not spicy and stimulating, and to exercise appropriately to strengthen their resistance to disease.