Table I.
Patient characteristics at diagnosis.
| Blood measurements
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| Patient | Gender | Age (years) | Symptoms | Routine bloods | Kidney function | Electrolyte (mmol/l) | Sugar | Other data |
| 1 | Male | 20 | Body aches, high fever, weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia | Hb, 95 g/l | Normal | Na, 123.8 Others normal |
Normal | Albumin, 31.3 g/l LDH, 768.2 U/l ESR, 109 mm/h Ferritin, 1,000 ng/ml |
| 2 | Male | 26 | Polyuria, polydipsia, protienuria | Hb, 62 g/l | Normal | Na, 152.4 K, 2.80 Cl, 127.7 Ca, 1.16 Mg, normal P, normal |
Normal | Albumin, normal LDH, 674 U/l |
Hb, hemoglobin; Na, sodium; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; K, potassium; Cl, chloride; Ca, calcium; Mg, magnesium; P, phosphorus.