Table 1. Laboratory investigations of the patient.
| Laboratory parameters | Normal
range |
2021 April
2 (day of admission) |
2021 April 4
(second day of admission) |
2021 April
6 (fourth day- steroid started) |
2021 April
7 (one day after starting steroid) |
2021
September 9 (last follow-up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (gm/dl) | 12.1- 15.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9 | 12.5 |
| White cell count(/mm 3) | 4500- 11000 | 17050 | 18100 | 24300 | 16150 | 7700 |
| Neutrophil percentage | 55- 70 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 57 |
| Platelets(/mm 3) | 150000- 450000 | 471000 | 687000 | 1400000 | 956000 | 213000 |
| C-Reactive Protein(mg/dL) | 0.8- 1.0 | 150 | >150 | >150 | 108 | 0.8 |
| Serum Ferritin(ng/ml) | 24- 336 | 2914.6 | ||||
| Aspartate transaminase(IU/L) | 5- 40 | 218 | 28 | |||
| Alanine transaminase(IU/L) | 7- 55 | 194 | 73 |