Table 1.
Pertinent laboratory values at initial presentation as well as upon initial presentation to our facility
| Laboratory test | Case 1 |
Case 2 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First hospital | MGH | First hospital | MGH | |
| White blood cells (1000/µL) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 15.9 | 16.8 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.2 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| Platelets (1000/µL) | 41 | 59 | 347 | 296 |
| Aspartate transaminase (U/L) | 113 | 93 | 829 | 640 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 49 | 41 | 168 | 130 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 42 | 57 | 59 | |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 2.4 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |
| Ferritin (µg/L) | 4223 | 7702 | ||
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 792 | >2500 | 4131 | |
| Haptoglobin (mg/dL) | <10 | <10 | ||
MGH indicates Massachusetts General Hospital.