Table 2.
Serum sIL-9Rα levels and laboratory data for a patient with D + HUS
| Days after onset | WBC/μl | Platelet (x104/μl) |
Hb (g/dl) |
Na (mEq/l) |
sCre (mg/dl) |
sIL-9Rα (μg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 14,500 | 4.0 | 12.1 | 135 | 1.01 | 2.214 |
| 5 | 10,900 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 137 | 2.46 | 1.204 |
| 12 | 4,100 | 23.4 | 6.5 | 138 | 0.71 | 2.057 |
| Healthy control* | ||||||
| Median | 0.105 | |||||
| Lower quartile (Q1) | 0.020 | |||||
| Upper quartile (Q3) | 0.357 | |||||
| Clinical lab reference values** | 3,500 ~ 8,000 | 12 ~ 40 | # | 135 ~ 147 | 0.3 ~ 1.0 | |
# The normal level of hemoglobin is 13.7 ~ 16.9 for males. WBC white blood cell count, Hb hemoglobin, Na serum sodium concentration, sCre serum creatinine
* Control consists of 14 age-matched healthy subjects (median age; 8 years old, range 6–11)
** Reference values of healthy children from our institution. Each reference value is age-dependent