Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0049ep1343 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2017

Neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio should not be used as an indicator of inflammation in hyperthyroid patients

Dagdeviren Murat , Akkan Tolga , Celiker Dilek , Karakaya Serdar , Ertugrul Derun Taner , Altay Mustafa

Introduction: Neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) ratio is considered as a sign of systemic inflammation in recent years. In our study, we aimed to investigate N/L ratio in hyperthyroid patients and healthy control group.Material & methods: A total of 121 hyperthyroid patients (71 patients with GravesÂ’ disease and 50 patients with other causes of hyperthyroidism) and 40 healthy volunteers were enrolled. Complete blood count was obtained from both group ...