Table 1.
The patient’s laboratory findings at admission and during recovery.
| At admission | Recovery Day 3 | Recovery Day 5 | Recovery Day 10 (Day 2 of high-dose IV steroid) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (4–10×10 3 /μl) | 11.54 | 8.92 | 9.01 | 16.22 |
| Neutrophil count (2–8×10 3 /μl) | 9.78 | 7.29 | 7.49 | 15.61 |
| Lymphocyte count (1.5–4×10 3 /μl) | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.84 | 0.27 |
| RBC (4.3–5.7×106/μl) | 4.99 | 4.44 | 4.63 | 3.88 |
| Hb (13.2–17.3 g/dl) | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| MCV (82–98 fl) | 87.8 | 88.3 | 87.3 | 85.6 |
| MCH (27–32 pg) | 29.5 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 28.6 |
| PLT (150–450×103/μl) | 271 | 210 | 191 | 177 |
| CRP (<0.5 mg/dl) | 2.43 | 0.41 | 6.46 | 0.77 |
| PCT (<0.5 ng/ml) | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
| ESR (2–38 mm/h) | 56 | ND | ND | ND |
| Serum ferritin (150–400 ng/ml) | ND | ND | 907 | 758 |
| Fibrinogen (150–400 mg/dl) | 347 | 331 | 336 | ND |
| D-dimer (<500 ng/ml) | ND | 970 | 772 | 1070 |
| Troponin I (<20 ng/l) | 9.4 | ND | ND | ND |
| LDH (0–248 U/l) | 410 | 356 | 454 | 514 |
| AST (10–37 U/l) | 113 | 101 | 198 | 145 |
| ALT (10–37 U/l) | 69 | 75 | 165 | 226 |
| GGT (7–40 U/l) | 65 | 65 | 68 | 60 |
| CK (0–172 U/l) | 1759 | 748 | 761 | 260 |
| Myoglobin (14–105 ng/ml) | ND | ND | 664.8 | ND |
| Creatinine (0.6–1.2 mg/dl) | 1.22 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.71 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (10–50 mg/dl) | 48 | 45 | 48 | 45 |
| Sodium (135–146 mEq/l) | 134 | 136 | 135 | 137 |
WBC: White blood cell count; RBC: red blood cell; Hb: haemoglobin; MCV: mean cell volume; MCH: mean cell haemoglobin; PLT: platelet; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; GGT: gamma-glutamyltransferase; CK: creatine kinase; ND: not determined. Abnormal values are in red