Table 1.
The characteristics of the eight patients
| NO. | Gender | Age (Y) | MCM | Laboratory Findings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLC 4–10 (× 109/L) |
ELR 0.8–5.3(%) |
CRP 0–10 (mg/L) |
ESR 0–20 (mm/s) |
IgG 7–16 (g/L) |
IgM 0.7–2.3(g/L) |
TBT | SAP | ||||
| 1 | F | 57 | chronic dry cough | 13.48 | 9.11 | 17.1 | 28 | 26.3 | 3.0 | – | + |
| 2 | F | 59 | fever | 20.1 | 8.00 | 18.89 | 41 | 22.07 | 3.97 | – | – |
| 3 | F | 61 | Hemop-tysis | 18.04 | 12.01 | 16.05 | 27.4 | 25.1 | 3.44 | + | + |
| 4 | M | 49 | chronic dry cough | 19.19 | 7.89 | 22.0 | 33 | 23.64 | 4.01 | + | + |
| 5 | M | 50 | chronic dry cough | 17.65 | 9.96 | 15.08 | 52 | 27.6 | 3.62 | + | + |
| 6 | M | 51 | chest pain | 12.02 | 9.22 | 16.66 | 46 | 25.09 | 4.98 | + | – |
| 7 | M | 57 | chest pain | 16.22 | 8.03 | 18.9 | 32 | 22.13 | 4.32 | – | + |
| 8 | M | 60 | Hemop-tysis | 14.21 | 7.8 | 16.21 | 27.9 | 24.35 | 4.09 | + | + |
MCM Main clinical manifestations; TLC Total leukocyte counts; ELR Eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratios; CRP C-reactive protein levels; ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rates; IgG immunoglobulin G; IgM Immunoglobulin M; TBT Tuberculin test; SAP enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to detect serum antibodies to Paragonimus