Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio as haematological indices of inflammatory response in ceramic workers ’ silicosis

ConclusionWe conclude that NLR and PLR have significant but poor correlations with pulmonary functions and severity of silicosis, especially in late radiographic profusion categories.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - February 3, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mevl üt Karataş, Meşide Gündüzöz, Türkan Nadir Öziş, Osman Gökhan Özakıncı, Dilek Ergün Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research