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This study aims to detect peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets through flow cytometry and explore the diagnostic value in IM and MPP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study using electronic medical records included a total of 86 children with IM, 150 children with MPP, and 120 healthy volunteers. Lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood were quantitatively detected by flow cytometry, covering lymphocyte ratio, CD8+, CD4+, CD3+, CD4\/CD8, CD19, and CD16\u2009+\u2009cells. The diagnostic value of these markers was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared with the HC and IM groups, the MPP group had a significantly lower lymphocyte ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). In the MPP group, CD8\u2009+\u2009and CD3\u2009+\u2009lymphocyte proportions were significantly reduced (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01), while CD4+\/CD8\u2009+\u2009ratio, CD4\u2009+\u2009and CD19+ B cell levels were significantly higher than those of the IM and HC groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). In the comparison between MPP and IM, ROC analysis showed that CD3+ T cells (AUC\u2009=\u20090.931), CD3\u2009+\u2009CD8+ T cells (AUC\u2009=\u20090.989), CD4\/CD8 ratio (AUC\u2009=\u20090.996), CD3\u2009+\u2009CD4+ T cells (AUC\u2009=\u20090.992), lymphocyte ratio (AUC\u2009=\u20090.925), and CD19+ B cells (AUC\u2009=\u20090.978) all had excellent diagnostic value.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Peripheral blood lymphocyte subset analysis could serve as a precise and efficient diagnostic tool to directly distinguish between MPP and IM.<\/jats:p>\n                  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