Table 1.

laboratory data of both patients

Variable	Reference range	On admission	On readmission
Patient 1
Blood
Hematocrit (%)	35-55	44	43
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	12-16	13,3	13,5
White cell count (per μl)	4000-10,000	9100	10700
Differential count
Granulocytes	1,2-6,8	1,89	9,4
Lymphocytes	1,2-3,2	1,3	0,88
Platelets	150,000-400,000	342,000	249,000
Malaria parasitemia (number/mm³)	0	Negative	Negative
Glucose (g/d)	0,70-0,99		0,75
Creactive protein	<6mg/dl	<6mg/dl	48mg/l
Other test
Chest X ray	Normal	Normal	Bilateral interstitial infiltrates
ECG	Normal	^###	Normal
Sputum analysis + Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB)	Negative for AFB	^###	Negative for AFB
Patient 2
Blood
Hematocrit (%)	35-55	43	^**
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	122-16	12,9	^**
White cell count (per μl)	4000-10,000	4900	^**
Differential count
Granulocytes	1.2-6.8	3.65	^**
Lymphocytes	1.2-3.2	1.05	^**
Platelets	150,000-400,000	186000	^**
Malaria parasitemia	0	0	^**
Glucose (g/d)	0,70-0,99	1,26	^**
Creactive protein	<6mg/dl	24	^**
Other test
Chest X ray	Normal	Normal	^**
ECG	Normal	Normal	^**

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Not done ^** Not applicable