High calcitoninogen is often indicative of a serious infection in the body. It should be treated promptly under the supervision of a physician.
Calcitoninogen as one of the indicators of infection, its elevated value often indicates serious bacterial, fungal infection or sepsis, which can reflect the active degree of systemic inflammatory response. If the patient is not treated in time, multiple organ failure may occur or even life-threatening. Therefore, patients with high calcitonin need to identify the focus of infection under the guidance of physicians and carry out anti-infective treatment as soon as possible.
In addition, calcitonin can also assist in identifying bacterial infections and non-bacterial infections, monitoring infections in critically ill or immunosuppressed patients, and evaluating the progression and prognosis of inflammatory diseases. In case of elevated calcitoninogen, inflammatory markers should be reviewed periodically along with treatment.