Table 2.

Platelet counts (PC, ×10⁹/l) and C-reactive protein values (CRP, mg/l) in cases 1 and 2 on consecutive days POS during the period of ICU treatment (days 7–21 POS and 5–15 POS for cases 1 and 2, respectively)

Case 1			Case 2
POS	PC	CRP	POS	PC	CRP
7	125	46	5	40	219
8	129	51	6	80	245
9	96	61	7	108	210
10	114	54	8	129	182
11	74	97	9	163	128
12	75	39	10	183	94
13	65	21	11	246	34
14	59	15	12	284	16
15	70	10	13	323	12
16	59	18	14	374	10
17	82	19
18	91	12
19	104	18
20	132	15

Values in bold type indicate the day when corticosteroid treatment was started (days 10 and 9 POS for cases 1 and 2, respectively)