Table 1.

Laboratory results for patient 1

Laboratory test	2 Weeks prior to presentation	At presentation	1 day following	3 days after
WBC	7.5 k/cumm	6.4 k/cumm	5.4 k/cumm	3.9 k/cumm
Hgb	10.6 gm/dL (L)	11.7 gm/dL (L)	10.9 gm/dL (L)	11.1 gm/dL (L)
Plts	309 k/cumm	124 k/cumm (L)	216 k/cumm	185 k/cumm
Abs Neut	4.5 k/cumm	4.5 k/cumm	3.1 k/cumm	1.3 k/cumm (L)
Abs Lymph	1.0 k/cumm	1.0 k/cumm	1.5 k/cumm	2.1 k/cumm
ESR	—	—	19 mm/h (H)	25 mm/h (H)
CRP	—	—	<0.5 mg/dL	<0.5 mg/dL