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Diagnostic role of mean platelet volume in tonsillitis with and without peritonsillar abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2018

Y Nakao ,
T Tanigawa ,
F Kano ,
H Tanaka ,
N Katahira ,
T Ogawa ,
K Murotani ,
T Nagata  and
R Shibata
Y Nakao
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Yoshida General Hospital, Akitakata, Japan
T Tanigawa*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan
F Kano
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
H Tanaka
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan
N Katahira
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan
T Ogawa
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, Japan
K Murotani
Affiliation:
Division of Biostatistics, Clinical Research Center, Aichi Medical University, Japan
T Nagata
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
R Shibata
Affiliation:
Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Tohru Tanigawa, Department of Otolaryngology, Aichi Medical University, 1–1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480–1195, Japan Fax: +81 561 63 3403 E-mail: tanigawa@aichi-med-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Objective

To assess the diagnostic role of mean platelet volume in tonsillitis with and without peritonsillar abscess.

Methods

Mean platelet volume and other laboratory data were retrospectively investigated.

Results

Mean platelet volume was significantly lower in the tonsillitis group (7.8 per cent ± 0.7 per cent) than in the control group (8.7 per cent ± 0.6 per cent; p < 0.0001), and it was significantly lower in the abscess group (7.5 per cent ± 0.6 per cent) than in the no abscess group (8.0 per cent ± 0.7 per cent; p = 0.0277). White blood cell counts and C-reactive protein levels were not significantly different between patients with an abscess and those without. The mean platelet volume cut-off values for the diagnosis of tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess were 7.95 fl and 7.75 fl, respectively.

Conclusion

Our results suggest that a decreased mean platelet volume is associated with the development and severity of tonsillitis. This finding provides useful diagnostic information for physicians treating patients with tonsillitis.

Keywords

Mean Platelet VolumeTonsillitisPlateletsAbscess

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 132 , Issue 7 , July 2018 , pp. 615 - 618
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2018 

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Dr T Tanigawa takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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