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Table 1 Laboratory values of the patients

From: Culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis masquerades as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis) involving both the kidney and lung

  

Normal range

On admission

After treatment

   

(Dec 2009)

(May 2010)

Blood

Hemoglobin (mg/dL)

13.1–17.2

5.8

8.2

 

RBC (×106/μL)

4.09–5.74

1.92

2.66

 

WBC (×103/μL)

3.97–9.15

3.01

3.20

 

PLT (×103/μL)

100–300

59

111

Urine

Protein

Negative

(++)

(-)

 

Occult blood

Negative

(+++)

(+)

 

RBC (count/μL)

0–18

48

8

Serum

Albumin (g/dL)

3.60–5.10

3.10

3.98

 

Globulin (g/dL)

2.50–3.50

5.00

3.83

 

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.42–1.52

2.16

1.35

 

CRP (mg/L)

0–6

2.62

0.95

 

C3 (mg/dL)

80–160

32.10

91.3

 

Cryoglobulin

Negative

(+)

(-)

Immunological indicators

RF (IU/mL)

<20

36.2

(-)

 

ANA

Negative

1:1000

(-)

 

C-ANCA

Negative

(+)

(-)

 

PR3-ANCA (U/mL)

<15

102

(-)

  1. RBC: red blood cells, WBC: white blood cells, PLT: platelets, CRP: C-reactive protein, C3: complement C3, RF: rheumatoid factor, ANA: autoantibody to nuclear antigen, C-ANCA: cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, PR3-ANCA: proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, (+): positive, (-): negative or not detectable.