Table 1.
Laboratory data
| Initial presentation | At time of cholangitis | After steroid treatment | |
| White blood cells (× 109/L) | 5.8 | 19.5 | 7.2 |
| Red blood cells (× 1012/L) | 3.97 | 0.94 | 3.91 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 129 | 41 | 127 |
| Hematocrit | 38% | 11.5% | 39.2% |
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 223 | 319 | 212 |
| Reticulocytes | 19‰ | 320‰ | 15‰ |
| Haptoglobin (mg/L) | - | 100 | - |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 7 | 728 | 9 |
| Direct bilirubin (μmol/L) | 3 | 616 | 3 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 63 | 144 | 16 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 149 | 110 | 12 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 1056 | 1151 | 131 |
| γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (IU/L) | 784 | 302 | 16 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L) | 205 | 1397 | 184 |
| C-reactive protein (nmol/L) | 32 | 137 | < 10 |
| IgG (g/L) (NR 8.7-17.0) | 18 | 16.6 | 11.4 |
| IgG4 (g/L) (NR 0.048-1.05) | 2.3 | - | 1.0 |
| Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (U/mL) | 15.2 | 94.2 | 22.8 |
NR: Normal range.