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. 2021 Apr;27(4):1247–1249. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.203610

Table. Laboratory findings in patient with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and positive Rickettsia japonica DNA in eschar at site of tick bite, Japan*.

Parameter Values Reference range
Total blood cell counts
Leukocytes 17.1 × 102/µL 33–86 × 102/μL
Erythrocytes 410 × 104/µL 380–500 × 104/µL
Hemoglobin 12.4 g/dL 11.5–15.0 g/dL
Hematocrit 35.2% 35.0%–45.0%
Platelets 7.4 × 104/µL 15–35 × 104/μL
Neutrophils
58%
35.0%–75.0%
Coagulation-associated tests
PT 10.3 s 9.9–11.8 s
APTT 45.9 s 23.0–39.0 s
FDP 4.3 µg/mL 0.0–5.0 µg/mL
D-dimer
1.2 µg/mL
0.0–1.0 µg/mL
Serum chemistry
CRP <1.0 mg/dL 0.00–0.14 mg/dL
AST 42 U/L 13–30 U/L
ALT 18 U/L 7–23 U/L
ALP 170 U/L 106–322 U/L
γ-GT 14 U/L 9–32 U/L
Total bilirubin 0.5 mg/dL 0.4–1.5 mg/dL
LDH 200 U/L 124–222 U/L
CK 63 U/L 59–248 U/L
Total protein 7.1 g/dL 6.6–8.1 g/dL
Albumin 3.9 g/dL 4.1–5.1 g/dL
BUN 26 mg/dL 8–20 mg/dL
Creatinine 0.76 mg/dL 0.46–0.79 mg/dL
eGFR 54.5 mL/min 80–100 mL/min
Ccr 41.8 mL/min NA
Uric acid 3.7 mg/dL 2.6–5.5 mg/dL
Sodium 127 mmol/L 138–145 mmol/L
Potassium 3.8 mmol/L 3.6–4.8 mmol/L
Chloride 92 mmol/L 101–108 mmol/L

*ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; AST, aspartate transaminase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Ccr, calculated creatinine clearance; CK, creatine kinase; CRP, C-reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FDP, fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PT, prothrombin time; SFTS, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; γ-GT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.