Table 2.
Laboratory parameters of study participants.
| Parameters | Values |
|---|---|
| Acute phase reactants | |
| Mean CRP (mg/L) (n = 25) | 142·1 ± 87·8 (range: 3·2 to 350·3) |
| Elevated CRP n/N (%) | 24/25 (96·0) |
| Mean ESR (mm in the 1st hour) (n = 26) | 62·3±34·8 (range: 24·0 to 143·0) |
| Elevated ESR n/N (%) | 26/26 (100.0) |
| Mean Procalcitonin (ng/ml) (n = 6) | 4·2±4·9 (range: 0·1 to 11·6) |
| Elevated procalcitonin n (%) | 3/6 (50·0) |
| Mean D-dimer (mg/dl) | 4·1±3·6 (range: 5·0-10·0) |
| Elevated D-dimer (>0.5 mg/L) n/N (%) | 5/5 (100·0) |
| Mean Ferritin (ug/L) (n = 2) | 307·3 (range:177·2-437·4) |
| Elevated Ferritin (>300ug/L) n/N (%) | 1/2 (50·0) |
| Electrolytes Urea and Creatinine | |
| Hyponatremia (<135mmol/L) n/ N (%) | 9/28 (32·1) |
| Hypokalaemia (<3.5mmol/L) n/N (%) | 7/28 (25·0) |
| Uraemia n/ N (%) | 9/28 (32·1) |
| Elevated creatinine n/ N (%) | 9/28 (32·1) |
| Haemogram | |
| Mean total leucocyte count (/uL) | 25,234 (range 5,900-55,000) |
| Leucocytosis (>11,000/uL) n/ N (%) | 26/28 (92.9) |
| Mean Neutrophil differential (%) | 77·5 (range of 61·0 to 95·0). |
| Neutrophilia (>60%) | 28/28 (100) |
| Mean platelet count (x 109/uL) | 581 (range of 218 to 1,200) |
| Thrombocytosis at presentation (>400 × 109/uL) n/N (%) | 20/28 (78·6) |
| Thrombocytopaenia at presentation (>150 × 109/uL) n/N (%) | 6/28 (21·4) |
| Anaemia (Hb <10.0g/dl) n (%) | 17/28 (60·7) |
| Liver function tests | |
| Deranged liver enzymes n/N (%) | 16/19 (84·2) |
| Mean SGOT (IU/L) | 120·8 (range of 12 to 757) |
| Elevated SGOT n/N (%) | 8/19 (42·9) |
| Mean SGPT (IU/L) | 77·6 (range of 10 to 391) |
| Elevated SGPT n/N (%) | 8/19 (42·9) |
| Mean GGT (IU/L) | 103·5 (range of 18 to 528) |
| Elevated GGT n/N (%) | 8/19 (42·9) |
| Mean ALP (IU/L) | 148·2 (range of 68 to 569) |
| Elevated ALP n/N (%) | 1/19 (5·3) |
| Mean serum total protein (g/L) | 58·0 ± 10·2 (range: 36·7 to 80·0) |
| Hypoproteinaemia (< 60.0g/L) | 11/19 (57·9) |
| Mean serum albumin (g/L) | 30·2 ± 6·5 (range: 21 to 49·6) |
| Hypoalbuminemia (<30.0g/L) | 11/19 (57.9) |
| Mean total bilirubin (µmol/L) | 23·1 (range: 2·0 to 166·7) |
| Mean indirect bilirubin (µmol/L) | 10·2 (range: 2·0 to 166·7) |
| Hyperbilirubinemia n/N (%) | 3/19 (15·8) |
| Urinalysis | |
| Proteinuria n/N (%) | 10/20 (50·0) |
| Pyuria n/N (%) | 8/20 (40·0) |
| Haematuria n/N (%) | 5/20 (25·0) |
| Bilirubinuria n/N (%) | 2/20 (10·0) |
| Ketonuria n/N (%) | 2/20 (10·0) |