Table 2.
Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcomes of the patients
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | Male | Male |
| Age, yr | 64 | 61 | 74 |
| Symptoms and findings | |||
| Fever | Yes | No | No |
| Pneumonia | No | Yes (severe) | Yes (severe) |
| Diarrhea | Yes | No | No |
| Initial laboratory results | |||
| Lymphocyte count, /mm3 | 850 | 450 | 280 |
| Serum CRP levels, mg/dl | 99 | 182 | 170 |
| D-Dimer levels, ng/ml | 11,990 | 4420 | 3020 |
| Serum ferritin levels, ng/ml | 817 | 7412 | 3800 |
| Serum LDH levels, U/l | 165 | 508 | 456 |
| Serum AST levels, U/l | 9 | 14 | 11 |
| Serum ALT levels, U/l | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Serum ALP levels, U/l | 56 | 81 | 69 |
| Serum GGT levels, U/l | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| Prothrombin time, s | 11.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Partial thromboplastin time, s | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| INR | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.06 |
| Events | |||
| Time of hypoglycemia | Day 4 | Day 3 | Day 2 |
| Symptomatic hypoglycemia | Yes | Yes | No |
| Outcome | Discharged | Death | Discharged |
ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; INR, international normalized ratio; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.
The abnormal laboratory results are in bold.