Table 1.
Laboratory data
| Variable | Reference range | On admission | 2nd day (starting steroid treatment) | After 1 week | After 3 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 14.0-17.5 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| White-cell count | 3.8-11.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| (per mm3) | |||||
| Platelet count | 150-400 | 113 | 111 | 226 | 128 |
| (per mm3) | |||||
| International normalized ratio | 2.01 | 2.14 | 1.67 | 1.17 | |
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 8-26 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.6-1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Bilirubin total (mg/dl) | <1.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 4.4 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | 40-129 | 154 | 125 | 139 | 161 |
| Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/l) | <65 | 312 | 242 | 391 | 345 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | 10-50 | 6635 | 4963 | 1331 | 200 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | 10-50 | 5133 | 2950 | 96 | 55 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/l) | 87-241 | 1144 | 592 | 243 | 201 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 35-50 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 30 |