Table 1. Laboratory values at presentation and 12 months later.

BUN, blood urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase

Lab test	At presentation	12 months later	Reference range
White blood cell count	11.3	8.7	4.6-12.4 k/cmm
Hemoglobin	7.7	13.7	12.8-17.4 g/dL
Mean corpuscular volume	65.6	82.2	80-100 cmic
Red cell distribution width	25.7	20.3	10.5-14.1%
Absolute reticulocyte count	9.2	34.2	17-9-111.2 K/cmm
Platelets	381	326	150-330 K/cmm
BUN	12	15	5-25 mg/dL
Creatinine	0.85	0.90	0.73-1.25 mg/dL
Calcium	8.3	9.3	8.5-10.7 mg/dL
AST	22	19	8-42 U/L
ALT	38	20	7-40 U/L
Albumin	3.6	4.1	3.4-4.7 mg/dL
Total bilirubin	0.5	0.4	0.1-1.2 mg/dL