TABLE 1.
Laboratory findings on admission
| Blood cell counts | Blood chemistry | Serology | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 12 200/μl | TP | 7.7 g/dl | CRP | 2.19 Mg/dl |
| Neutrophils | 74.9% | Alb | 4.0 g/dl | KL‐6 | 1678 U/ml |
| Lymphocytes | 16.4% | AST | 15 IU/l | SP‐D | 312 ng/ml |
| Eosinophils | 2.7% | ALT | 9 IU/l | CEA | 43.7 ng/ml |
| Monocytes | 6.0% | LDH | 253 IU/l | CYFRA | 3.3 ng/ml |
| Basophils | 0.0% | ALP | 153 IU/l | Rheumatoid factor | 8.3 U/ml |
| RBC | 468 × 104/μl | γ‐GTP | 18 IU/l | ANA | <40 titer |
| Hb | 13.7 g/dl | BUN | 14 mg/dl | Anti ARS antibody | 60.1 CI |
| Ht | 36.3% | Cre | 0.72 mg/dl | Anti MDA‐5 antibody | <1.0 U/ml |
| Platelets | 31.6 × 104/μl | CK | 37 IU/l | Anti TIF1‐γ antibody | <1.0 U/ml |
| Na | 141 mmol/l | Anti Mi‐2 antibody | <1.0 U/ml | ||
| K | 3.9 mmol/l | β‐D glucan | <6.0 pg/ml | ||
| Cl | 102 mmol/l | Aspergilous antigen | 0.1 CI | ||
Abbreviations: Alb, albumin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ANA, antinuclear antibody; ARS, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CK, creatine kinase; Cre, creatinine; CRP, C‐reactive protein; CYFRA, cytokeratin 19 fragment; Hb, hemoglobin; Ht, hematocrit; KL‐6, sialylated carbohydrate antigen Krebs von den Lungen‐6; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MDA5, melanoma differentiation‐associated gene 5; RBC, red blood cell; SP‐D, pulmonary surfactant protein‐D; TIF1‐γ, transcriptional intermediary factor 1‐γ; TP, total protein; WBC, white blood cell; γ‐GTP, gamma‐glutamyl transferase.