Can Mean Platelet Volume Be a Surrogate Marker of Inflammation in Rheumatic Diseases?

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Sahin A. , Yetisgin A., Sahin M., Durmaz Y., Cengiz A. K.

WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.65, no.1, pp.165-169, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.7727/wimj.2014.202
  • Title of Journal : WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Page Numbers: pp.165-169

Abstract

Background: In humans, it has been suggested that low-level mean platelet volume (MPV) may be related to secondary thrombosis due to inflammation. For this reason, MPV can be used as a marker showing inflammation in the body.