EVALUATION OF THE PAN-IMMUNE-INFLAMMATION VALUE IN PATIENTS WITH BELL'S PALSY | ACTA Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Abstract

Objectives: Pan-immune-inflammation value is an inflammation index calculated using the parameters in a CBC and has gained popularity in recent years. In this study, we aimed to examine its role in Bell's palsy.

Methods:  The study was designed as a retrospective case-control study. The study group consisted of 79 Bell palsy patients. There were 158 patients in the control group. The age, gender, grade, CBC parameters and pan-immune-inflammation value were compared statistically between the groups.

Results: Leukocyte, neutrophil, platelet and pan-immune-inflammation values were significantly higher in Bell palsy group than in the control group (p values: <0.001, <0.001, 0.03, <0.001, respectively). There was no correlation between the Bell's palsy grade and any study parameters.

Conclusions: Our results support the theory that inflammation may be the main factor in pathogenesis, as the pan-immune-inflammation value is higher in patients with Bell's palsy. Our results suggest that the cell group that plays a major role in this inflammation is neutrophils.