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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2021

Blood Count-derived Immunoinflammatory Markers in Thyroidassociated Ophthalmopathy.

Volkan Yeter, Nurullah Koçak, Mehmet Tayfun Arslan, Elif Kiliç Kan

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Volkan YeterDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
Nurullah KoçakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
Mehmet Tayfun ArslanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kırklareli State Hospital, Kırklareli, Turkey.
Elif Kiliç KanDepartment of Endocrinology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
Ondokuz Mayıs University · TRSivas State Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the diagnostic and prognostic significance of the blood-count derived systemic immunoinflammatory parameters in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO).

methodsIn this retrospective case-control study, the blood-count parameters and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, and systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII), thyroid peroxidase antibody, and anti-thyroglobulin antibody were evaluated in 46 patients with TAO and 46 matched controls. The associations of the immunoinflammatory parameters with clinical outcomes were analyzed among TAO patients.

resultsSignificant differences were found in NLR, PLR, SII, and lymphocyte count between the controls and the TAO group (p < 0.05 for all). In logistic regression analysis, these inflammatory parameters did not have any prognostic effect on the clinical outcomes of the TAO (p > 0.05 for all). The patients, who needed systemic treatment due to any ocular involvement of TAO during the follow-up period, had significantly lower platelet count (p = 0.001) and PLR (p = 0.02) at the time of initial diagnosis when compared to the no treatment-needed group of the TAO patients. The initial platelet count was significantly associated with the subsequent steroid need due to TAO during the follow-up period (β = -0.02, p = 0.03).

conclusionsNLR, PLR, and SII may serve as potential inflammatory markers in the identification of the TAO, although they have no evident prognostic significance in TAO. However, the relatively lower platelet count at initial diagnosis may be associated with the need for systemic therapy during the follow-up in patients with TAO.

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LymphocytesNeutrophilsCase-Control StudiesHumansLymphocyte CountPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBlood plateletsGraves ophthalmopathyLymphocytesNeutrophilsSystemic immune-inflammatory index

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