Table 1.
Laboratory data obtained at the start of the exacerbation of bronchial asthma. (UniCAP specific IgE: Fluoroenzymeimmunoanalyses specific immunoglobulin E.)
| Hematology | |
| White blood cells | 14,500/mm3 |
| Neutrophils | 91.0% |
| Eosinophils | 0.0% |
| Lymphocytes | 6.0% |
| Monocytes | 3.0% |
| Basophils | 0.0% |
| Red blood cells | 396 × 104/mm3 |
| Hemoglobin | 11.5 g/dl |
| Hematocrit | 33.9% |
| Platelets | 25.1 × 104/mm3 |
| Biochemistry | |
| Total protein | 5.1 g/dl |
| Albumin | 3.3 g/dl |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 287 IU/l |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 10 IU/l |
| Alanine aminotransferase | 16 IU/l |
| Creatin phosphokinase | 21 IU/l |
| Blood urea nitrogen | 6 mg/dl |
| Creatinine | 0.3 mg/dl |
| Fasting blood suger | 116 mg/dl |
| Serology | |
| C-reactive protein | 0.28 mg/dl |
| Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies | <10 EU |
| Antinuclear antibodies | negative |
| Immunoglobulin E | 635 IU/ml |
| Aspergillus antigen | (−) |
| Candida antigen | (−) |
| UniCAP specific Immunoglobulin E | |
| Dermatophagoides farinae | <0.34 UA/ml |
| Dermatophagoides farinae | <0.34 UA/ml |
| House dust 1 | <0.34 UA/ml |
| House dust 2 | 0.45 UA/ml |
| Aspergillus | <0.34 UA/ml |
| Candida | 22.30 UA/ml |