Table 1.

Investigations

Laboratory results (normal range)	Admission day	Discharge day	After 1 month
Haemoglobin (13.5–17.5 g/dL)	9.2	9.7	9.0
White cell count (3.9–10.6 x 10^9/L)	6.5	9.1	7.7
Platelet count (150–440 x 10^9/L)	206	307	194
Sodium (135–145 mEq/L)	136	137	140
Potassium (3.5–5.0 mEq/L)	4.4	4.0	4.4
Chloride (98–108 mEq/L)	100	103	105
Carbon dioxide (24–30 mEq/L)	21.3	22.7	25.6
Blood urea nitrogen (5–26 mg/dL)	40	44	41
Creatinine (0.1–1.5 mg/dL)	2.4	1.6	1.7
Glucose (70–105 mg/dL)	184	224	238
Calcium (9.0–11 mg/dL)	8.6	8.9	8.8
Total protein (6.0–8.5 mg/dL)	7.5		6.1
Albumin (3.3–505 g/dL)	3.4		3.9
Total bilirubin (0.1–1.2 mg/dL)	0.2		0.5
Direct bilirubin (0.1–0.3 mg/dL)	0.1
Alkaline phosphatase (30–115 U/L)	92		63
Aspartate aminotransferase (5–40 U/L)	17		22
Alanine aminotransferase (1–40 U/L)	10		10
Hepatitis B	Negative
Hepatitis C	Negative
Urine analysis	Large blood (3+), red blood cell: 146, Protein >=300		Large blood (3+), red blood cell: 224, Protein >=300
Urine protein to creatinine ratio (g/g)	2.9		3.0
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hour)	106	82	47
C reactive protein (CRP mg/dL)	34.8	3.7	1.5
Antinuclear antibodies, IU/mL	Positive 1:320	Positive 1:320	Negative
Antidouble-stranded DNA, (<=99 IU/mL)	123 (Low Positive)	199 (Low Positive)	81 (Negative)
Lupus anticoagulant	Positive
Anti-myeloperoxidase antibody (MPO-ANCA) (<=20)	127	131	130
Proteinase 3 autoantibody (PR 3 ANCA) (<=20)	>150	144	118
Anticardiolipin antibody IgM (<=19.9)	35.6
Anticardiolipin antibody IgG	Negative
Complement C3 (90–180 mg/dL)	138	130
Complement C4, mg/dL	42.8	38.7
Cryoglobulin	Negative
Serum protein electrophoresis	Biclonal IgG kappa and IgG lambda in gamma region
Urine protein electrophoresis	Trace amount of all fractions present; no monoclonal bands
HIV	Negative
Tuberculin skin test	Negative
QuantiFERON gold test	Negative

ANCA, Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.