Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Tuberculosis in children remains a significant public health issue in Vietnam. This study aims to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of children with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis and to evaluate the value of certain hematological parameters in dif...

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Main Authors: Chau Duc Nguyen-Huu, Thi Hanh Chan Tran, Thi Hong Nhung La, Van-Tuy Nguyen
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00345-y
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author Chau Duc Nguyen-Huu
Thi Hanh Chan Tran
Thi Hong Nhung La
Van-Tuy Nguyen
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Thi Hong Nhung La
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description Abstract Background Tuberculosis in children remains a significant public health issue in Vietnam. This study aims to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of children with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis and to evaluate the value of certain hematological parameters in differentiating between these two forms. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted on 36 children diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis at Hue Central Hospital. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics were compared between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity were used to compare the diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in differentiating pulmonary from extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Results Of the 36 children with tuberculosis in the study group, 58.3% had pulmonary tuberculosis and 41.7% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis. There were significant differences between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in terms of gender distribution (p = 0.037), family history (p = 0.008), fever (p = 0.001), malnutrition (p = 0.008), and night sweats (p = 0.027). Pulmonary tuberculosis had significantly higher levels of inflammatory markers such as white blood cells, neutrophils, ESR, and CRP compared to extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The NLR and SII indices showed good discriminatory value, while the PLR index showed acceptable discriminatory value when comparing pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The SII index had the best diagnostic value with an AUC of 0.832, sensitivity of 66.7%, and specificity of 86.7%. Conclusions Hematological indices calculated from the complete blood count (NLR, PLR, SII) have good value in differentiating between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children, with the SII index having the best value.
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spelling doaj-art-870f2ac6e9d648cf8c29fb1e1d5606da2025-01-26T12:20:08ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Pediatric Association Gazette2090-99422025-01-017311710.1186/s43054-025-00345-yHematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational studyChau Duc Nguyen-Huu0Thi Hanh Chan Tran1Thi Hong Nhung La2Van-Tuy Nguyen3Hue University, Hue University of Medicine and PharmacyHue Central HospitalHue University, Hue University of Medicine and PharmacyHue University, Hue University of Medicine and PharmacyAbstract Background Tuberculosis in children remains a significant public health issue in Vietnam. This study aims to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of children with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis and to evaluate the value of certain hematological parameters in differentiating between these two forms. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted on 36 children diagnosed and treated for tuberculosis at Hue Central Hospital. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics were compared between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity were used to compare the diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in differentiating pulmonary from extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Results Of the 36 children with tuberculosis in the study group, 58.3% had pulmonary tuberculosis and 41.7% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis. There were significant differences between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in terms of gender distribution (p = 0.037), family history (p = 0.008), fever (p = 0.001), malnutrition (p = 0.008), and night sweats (p = 0.027). Pulmonary tuberculosis had significantly higher levels of inflammatory markers such as white blood cells, neutrophils, ESR, and CRP compared to extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The NLR and SII indices showed good discriminatory value, while the PLR index showed acceptable discriminatory value when comparing pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The SII index had the best diagnostic value with an AUC of 0.832, sensitivity of 66.7%, and specificity of 86.7%. Conclusions Hematological indices calculated from the complete blood count (NLR, PLR, SII) have good value in differentiating between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children, with the SII index having the best value.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00345-yChildrenTuberculosisNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioPlatelet-to-lymphocyte ratioSystemic immune-inflammation index
spellingShingle Chau Duc Nguyen-Huu
Thi Hanh Chan Tran
Thi Hong Nhung La
Van-Tuy Nguyen
Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Children
Tuberculosis
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio
Systemic immune-inflammation index
title Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
title_full Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
title_fullStr Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
title_full_unstemmed Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
title_short Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study
title_sort hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in vietnam a prospective observational study
topic Children
Tuberculosis
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio
Systemic immune-inflammation index
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-025-00345-y
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