Table 1.
Laboratory findings at both times of admission and discharge
| Initial findings at time of admission | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin 10.4 g/dl | Albumin 3.1 g/dl | Prothrombin time 11.7 s, partial thromboplastin time 29 s |
| Platelets 105,000/mm3 | Alkaline phosphatase 459 U/l | Anti-smooth muscle and anti-liver kidney microsomal antibodies were negative |
| White blood cells 10.45 × 103/μl | Gamma-glutamyl transferase 964 U/l | Hepatitis profile was all negative |
| Neutrophils 4.83 × 103/μl | Total bilirubin 4.3 mg/dl | EBV & CMV IgMs were negative, monospot test was negative as well |
| Lymphocytes 3.80 × 103/μl | Direct bilirubin 4 mg/dl | Respiratory viral panel was negative |
| Eosinophil 1.60 × 103/μl | Creatinine 0.72 mg/dl | ANA, anti-dsDNA and anti-histone were all negative |
| Alanine aminotransferase 1198 IU/l | CRP 4.7 mg/dl | Urine analysis, urine culture, blood culture, stool culture and throat swap culture were all negative |
| Aspartate Aminotransferase 1338 IU/l | Erythrocytes sedimentation rate 27 mm/h | Blood film showed atypical lymphocytes (Fig. 5) |
| 10 days later at time of discharge | ||
| Hemoglobin 10.9 g/dl | ||
| Total bilirubin 2.07 mg/dl | ||
| Direct bilirubin 1.68 mg/dl | ||
| Aspartate aminotransferase 31 IU/l | ||
| Alanine aminotransferase 96 IU/l | ||
| White blood cells 9.7 × 103/μl | ||
| Platelets 288,000/mm3 | ||