Table 3.

Blood test results on the day of admission

Patient	White cell count, ×109/L (3.5–10)	Lymphocyte count, ×109/L (1–3.5)	Serum CRP, mg/L (<5)	Serum ferritin, µg/L (25–200)	Serum IL-6 (0–7)
1	3.8	0.89	139	−	-
2	8.0	0.28	105	−	-
3	5.1	0.38	45	-	-
4	11.6	0.57	175	929	-
5	28.5	0.71	344	2,684	22.2
6	4.7	0.75	19	1,835	-
7	9.1	0.88	80	-	-
8	9.6	0.32	112	-	-

CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6.