Table 1.
Laboratory assessment during the course of the patient's illness (patient A)
| Test | Day 1 | Day 1 (17:00) | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSH (0.35–5.5 µIU/ml) | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | ||
| Free T4 0.89–1.76 ng/dl) | 9.69 | 6.48 | 2.43 | 2.24 | 1.76 | ||
| Free T3 (2.3–4.2 pg/ml) | 11.27 | 6.45 | 4.09 | 3.37 | |||
| Total T3 (60–181 ng/dl) | 815 | 101 | |||||
| TSI (0–139%) | 730 | 384 | |||||
| ALT (30–65 U/l) | 103 | 1795 | 2724 | 2252 | 1729 | 656 | 304 |
| AST (15–37 U/l) | 141 | 4040 | 5760 | 3990 | 1544 | 396 | 117 |
| Lactic acid (0.4–2.0 mmol/l) | 4.7 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 2.1 | |||
| Creatinine (0.6–1.3 mg/dl) | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Glucose (74–106 mg/dl) | 67 | 64 | 109 | 115 | 80 | 63 | 81 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSI, thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin.