Table 2.
Liver function tests and absolute lymphocyte count during treatment
| Test | Normal range | D0 Baseline |
D1 MEP 1st dose |
D2 MEP 2nd and ATGAM 1st dose |
D3 MEP 3rd and ATG 2nd dose |
D4 MEP 4th |
D15 | D30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT | <34 U/L | 19 | 640 | 4700 | 1460 | 1520 | 40 | 20 |
| AST | <31 U/L | 16 | 936 | 7280 | 265 | 205 | 35 | 18 |
| GGT | <38 U/L | 29 | 186 | 244 | 174 | 181 | 30 | 25 |
| ALP | 42–98 U/L | 91 | 366 | 604 | 326 | 304 | 89 | 76 |
| Bilirubin (total) | <20 µmol/L | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Absolute lymphocyte count | 1–4×109 | 1.47 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; (ATGAM) Horse anti thymocytic globulin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT,γ-glutamyl transferase; MEP, methylprednisolone.