Distinguishing Childhood Asthma Exacerbations from Stable Asthma: The Utility of Inflammatory White Blood Cell Biomarkers.
Ali Alsuheel AsseriPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
This study contributes two major findings. The first is that NLR, ANC, WBC, and PLR are significantly higher in AAE patients compared to those with stable asthma. The second is that children with stable asthma have higher AEC and ALC levels compared to those with AAE. Furthermore, this study has revealed that the studied markers (NLR, ANC, PLR, WBC, AEC, and ALC) did not differentiate between AAE patients requiring PICU admission and those managed in the general ward, suggesting a need for alternative predictive factors.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage renal disease
- lung function
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- allergic rhinitis
- peritoneal dialysis
- young adults
- cystic fibrosis
- oxidative stress
- patient reported outcomes
- air pollution
- mesenchymal stem cells
- cell therapy
- childhood cancer
- solid state