JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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To investigate whether mean platelet volume can be used as an inflammatory marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and to determine the role, if any, of white blood cell count, C-reactive protein and neutrophil count in this regard. ⋯ Elevated white blood cell and neutrophil counts may be used as diagnostic tests in cases of acute appendicitis, while C-reactive protein and mean platelet volume levels were not useful as diagnostic markers.