KBB-Forum 2020 , Cilt 19, Sayı 1

THE ROLE OF NEUTROPHIL / LYMPHOCYTE AND PLATELET / LYMPHOCYTE RATES IN CHILDREN WITH CERVICAL REACTIVE LYMPHADENOPATHY

Abitter YÜCEL 1, MD; Mehmet Akif ERYILMAZ 2, MD; Necat ALATAŞ 3, MD; Fuat AYDEMİR 3, MD; Yaşar ÖZBUĞDAY 1, MD; Mitat ARICIGİL 2, MD;
1Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Konya, Turkey
2Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Konya, Turkey
3Uşak Üniversitesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Uşak, Turkey
4Kulu Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Konya, Turkey Objective: We aimed to evaluate whether Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) values can be used in the follow-up of children with cervical reactive lymphadenaopathy.

Methods: Patients were divided into two subgroups according to the reduction of lymphadenaopathy ; regressive and non-regressive groups. Then hemogram parameters, NLR and PLR were compared between study subgroups and control group.

Results: There was no significant difference between the patient and the control groups in terms of NLR values, but we found a statistically significant difference between the no-regressive group and regressive, control groups. There was no significant difference in PLR and other hemogram values between the both patient subgroups and the control group.

Conclusion: NLR value of a pediatric patient with reactive lap on the neck may give an idea to the clinician about the patient's close follow-up or possible viral etiology. The NLR value may also be useful for the treatment of this patients by guiding the disease to be resistant. Keywords : Child, neck, reactive lympadenopathy