Table 3.
Laboratory markers associated with the severity of disease in women and men with paracoccidioidomycosis.
| FEMALE | MALE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Tests | Acute/Subacute Form | Chronic Form |
Acute/Subacute Form | Chronic Form |
| Anemia | 11/11 100% |
5/25 20% |
15/22 61.2% |
16/48 33.4% |
| Leukocytosis | 4/11 36.4% |
5/25 20% |
5/22 22.7% |
16/48 33.3% |
| Leukopenia | 1/11 9% |
0/35 0% |
0/22 0% |
0/48 0% |
| Eosinophilia | 6/11 54.5% |
3/25 ** 12% |
10/22 45.5% |
19/48 ** 39.6% |
| Hypoalbuminemia | 8/9 88.9% |
0/15 ** 0% |
11/17 64.7% |
11/22 ** 50% |
| Hypergammaglobulinemia | 7/9 77.8% |
7/15 46.7% |
15/17 88.2% |
9/22 40.9% |
| Gamma:Albumin Ratio | 0.83 (0.4–1.6) |
0.36 (0.2–0.7) |
1 (0.2–2.6) |
0.57 (0.2–1) |
| C-Reactive Protein | 8/9 88.9% |
11/20 * 55% |
14/15 93.3% |
29/33 * 87.9% |
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | 5/6 83.3% |
9/10 90% |
5/6 83.3% |
22/27 81.5% |
* p <0.01, ** p < 0.001.