Table 1.
Laboratory test results during hospital admissions
| Test item | First hospitalization
|
Second hospitalization
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At admission | At discharge (7th day) | At admission | At discharge (7th day) | |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 211 | 257 | 465 | 501 |
| Serum urea (mmol/L) | 13 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 25.6 |
| Protein total (g/L) | 59 | 54 | 64 | 62 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L) | 923 | 287 | 285 | 194 |
| Creatinine clearance (mL/min estimated with MDRD formula) | – | 18 | – | 8 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 80.3 | 112 | 96 | 103 |
| Haptoglobin (g/L) | <0.1 | 0.35 | 1.14 | |
| Platelets (×109/L) | 167 | 294 | 330 | 353 |
| Schistocytes | Positive | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| C3 complement (g/L) | 1.18 | – | 1.16 | – |
| C4 complement (g/L) | 0.29 | – | 0.28 | – |
| Autoantibodies (*) | Negative | – | – | – |
Notes:
*
Autoantibodies included anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, anti-GBM antibodies and anti-phospholipids. - indicates results not available.
Abbreviations: MDRD, modification of diet in renal disease; GBM, glomerular basement membrane.