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. 2012 Oct 31;7(1):38.
doi: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-38.

Prominent features of platelet count, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in pulmonary tuberculosis

Füsun Sahin  1 , Esra Yazar, Pınar Yıldız
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Prominent features of platelet count, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in pulmonary tuberculosis

Füsun Sahin et al. Multidiscip Respir Med. .

Abstract

Background: We aimed to investigate the relation of platelet count (PLT) and plateletcrit (PCT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) with other acute phase reactants and radiological extent in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).

Methods: One hundred patients with PTB (Group 1), 50 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (Group 2) and 28 healthy control individuals (Group 3) were included in this analytic study.

Results: WBC (White Blood Cell), ESR (Eritrocyte Sedimentation Rate), CRP (C-Reactive Protein), PLT and PCT values were both in Group 1 and Group 2 than in Group 3. PDW values were significantly higher in Group 1 than Group 3. WBC, ESR and CRP values were lower, while PLT and PCT values were higher in the Group 1 compared to Group 2 (p < 0.001). PLT was positively correlated with CRP and ESR values in the tuberculosis group (p < 0.001), while it was not correlated with CRP and ESR in the pneumonia group (p > 0.05). ESR, CRP, PLT and PCT values were found higher in radiological advanced stage (Stage 3) patients with PTB, while hemoglobin (Hb) was found lower (p < 0.05). Higher WBC, ESR, CRP and PCT values as well as radiological advanced stage were more common in PTB patients with thrombocytosis compared to the patients with normal platelet count, whereas Hb was found lower in these patients.

Conclusions: This study indicates that reactive thrombocytosis and higher PCT and PDW develop frequently in PTB and there is a relation between thrombocytosis and acute phase reactants, that is the inflammatory response. In addition, tuberculosis with radiological advanced stage is seen more frequently in the patients with thrombocytosis and higher PCT, drawing attention to the possible role of platelets in the cell-based immune process of tuberculosis.

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Figure 1
ROC curve for using PLT levels in differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia. Comparison of groups at the best cut-off point (335.000/μL).
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Figure 2
ROC curve for using PLT levels in differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia + healthy control. Comparison of groups at the best cut-off point (320.500/μL).
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Figure 3
ROC curve for using PCT levels in differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia. Comparison of groups at the best cut-off point (0.275%).
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Figure 4
ROC curve for using PCT levels in differential diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia + healthy control. Comparison of groups at the best cut-off point (0.26%).
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