Table 2.

Laboratory findings

	Laboratory findings on first presentation	Laboratory findings at discharge	Laboratory findings on second presentation	Reference Range
WBC	3.7 k/µL	4.3 k/µL	2.0 k/µL	4–10.8 k/µL
Absolute lymphocyte count	0.6 k/µL	0.2 k/µL	0.1 k/µL	0.6–4.9 k/µL
Hemoglobin	14.2 gm/dL	10.2 gm/dL	10.1 gm/dL	11–14.5 gm/dL
Blood urea nitrogen	20 mg/dL	22 mg/dL	50 mg/dL	7–17 mg/dL
Creatinine	1.30 mg/dL	0.97 mg/dL	2.34 mg/dL	0.52–1.04 mg/dL
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)	179 units/L	176 units/L	497 untis/L	3–35 units/L
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)	55 units/L	171 units/L	121 units/L	15–41 units/L
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)	180 units/L	267 units/L	279 units/L	40–117 units/L
Total Bilirubin	0.8 mg/dl	0.6 mg/dl	0.9 mg/dl	0.2–1.3 mg/dl
Creatine Kinase	1222 units/L	267 units/L	441 units/L	26–192 units/L
Lactate Dehydrogenase	450 units/L		1727 units/L	86–246 units/L
C-reactive protein	17 mg/L		67 mg/L	0–10 mg/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	11 mm/h		20 mm/h	0–30 mm/h
ANA screen	Positive, speckled pattern
ANA titer	1:80
MDA5(CADM-140)	High Positive
C3	78 mg/dl
SSA 52 (Ro) (ENA)IgG	107 AU/ml
Ferritin			> 16,500 ng/mL	5–148 ng/mL
Triglyceride			461 mg/dl	0–149 mg/dl
Interleukin 2 receptor (CD-25)			365.3 pg/mL	175.3–858.2 pg/mL
Fibrinogen			259 mg/dL	213–536 mg/dL