Association of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio with the degree of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis

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ATİLLA N., Yildirim Cetin G., Balkarli A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, no.6, pp.1871-1874, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1601-87
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1871-1874
  • Keywords: Inflammation, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, systemic sclerosis, interstitial lung disease, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, NEUTROPHIL-LYMPHOCYTE RATIO, FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS, SCLERODERMA, PREDICTION, SEVERITY, SURVIVAL, SUBSETS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Determining the severity of systemic sclerosis related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is based on clinical and radiological findings, inflammation marker levels, and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung (DLCO). Recently studies are ongoing for objective and easy markers. Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is shown to be a good marker for inflammation in recent clinical trials. In this study, we aimed to identify the possible relationship between NLR and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (KCO) of SSc-ILD patients.