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

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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.