Kisacik B et al. - The results presented in this study suggest that assessment of mean platelet volume (MPV) may provide additional information about inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Methods
Aim was to investigate the correlation between MPV and the clinical disease activity indices of RA and AS
The study consisted of 32 active RA pts and 30 active AS pts along with 26 osteoarthritis (OA) pts and 29 age-matched healthy subjects as control groups for RA and AS, respectively
Results
MPV was lower in both AS pts and RA pts with active disease vs. controls
After treatment, MPV values significantly increased in AS and RA
However, MPV values remained somewhat lower in RA pts than OA pts
A negative correlation between MPV values and BASDAI scores in AS pts after two mos of treatment was noted
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