Table 1.
Laboratory values before and after diagnosis of lupus podocytopathy.
Initial presentation | One month after ACEI treatment | One month after LP diagnosis and steroid treatment | Reference range | |
White blood cell count (x109/L) | 11.6 | 4.2 | 12.4 | 4–10.5 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.3 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 12–16 |
Platelet count (109/L) | 150 | 87 | 392 | 150–450 |
Serum albumin (g/dL) | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.5–5.0 |
Urine albumin/creatinine (g/g) | 4.3 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0–0.03 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.9 | 3.3–5.3 | 1.3 | 0.4–1.4 |
eGFR∗ (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 32.5 | 15 | >60 | >60 |
eGFR = estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.