Value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis and tuberculosis

Value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in the differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis and tuberculosis

Introduction: The differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis creates a challange due to tuberculosis also having lung and lymph node involvement. Because both diseases show granulomatous inflammation, it may not be possible to distinguish tuberculosis and sarcoidosis in pathological specimens. As a resul...

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Main Authors: Sinem Iliaz, Raim Iliaz, Gonenc Ortakoylu, Ayse Bahadir, Belma Akbaba Bagci, Emel Caglar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Granulomatous inflammation
neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio
sarcoidosis
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2014;volume=9;issue=4;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Iliaz

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