Table 1.

Laboratory results.

Variable	Reference range, adult	On presentation	Day 10, prior colchicine	Day 24, after colchicine
Sodium (mmol/liter)	136–148	142	144	141
Potassium (mmol/liter)	5/3/2005	3.8	4.4	4.3
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.9–1.3	1	1.4	0.86
Urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	Sep-21	16	24	14
Aspartate transaminase (u/liter)	<37	18	41	24
Alanine transaminase (u/liter)	<41	32	76	50
Alkaline phosphatase (U/liter)	80–306	199	320	201
Ceatine phosphokinase (U/liter)	39–308	110	186	140
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	<200	138	142	x
Uric acid (mg/dl)	3.6–8.2	7	8.8	7.3
White blood cell (per ul)	4000–10500	9400	10100	7100
Neutrophiles (%)	40–80	67.6	75	46.8
Lymphocytes (%)	20–40	21.6	21	42.7
Hemoglobulin (g/dl)	13.5–17.5	15.5	14.5	14.9
Platelet count (per ul)	150000–350000	282000	407000	379000
C-reactive protein (mg/liter)	<6	15	62	undetectable
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/hr)	0–10	12	75	10
D-dimer (ng/ml)	<500	x	7123	530
Ferritin (ng/ml)	30–400	254	3200	446.5
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)	150 − 400	x	520	340
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/liter)	<250	x	1200	138
Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)	<6	x	71	5

x: data not available.