ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2018
Red blood cell distribution width and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio are correlated with disease activity of dermatomyositis and polymyositis.
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- The Functional Roles of RNAs Cargoes Released by Neutrophil-Derived Exosomes in Dermatomyositis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Study on the differentially expressed genes and signaling pathways in dermatomyositis using integrated bioinformatics method.Medicine · 2020Article
- The potential value of red blood cell distribution width in patients with invasive hydatidiform mole.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2019Article
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- Red blood cell distribution width and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio are correlated with disease activity of dermatomyositis and polymyositis.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies indicated that both red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were useful indices in assessing the disease activity of autoimmune diseases. However, the evidence for the association between RDW, NLR and dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) is limited. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the disease activity of PM/DM and both RDW and NLR.
methodsMedical records of 114 PM/DM patients and 114 healthy controls were retrospectively reviewed, and their RDW, NLR and myositis disease activity assessment visual analogue scale (MYOACT) on admission were extracted. The correlations between RDW, NLR and MYOACT were analyzed using the Spearman approach and multivariable model.
resultsPM/DM patients had significantly higher RDW and NLR. Increased RDW in PM/DM patients was not completely attributed to decreased hemoglobin or therapeutic agents. Both RDW and NLR are independently and positively correlated MYOACT.
conclusionBoth RDW and NLR are useful indices in assessing the disease activity of PM/DM.
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