Table 2 Laboratory findings of case 2 before and after 1 year of steroid therapy

White blood count, /μl

10,300

8700

3400–9200

Red blood cell, ×10*4/μl

4.14

3.95

400–566

Hemoglobin, g/dl

12.4

11.1

13.0–17.0

Hematocrit, %

36.6

34.5

38.2–50.8

Platelet, ×10*4/μl

14.7

18.6

14.1–32.7

Total protein, g/dl

6

6.5

6.9–8.4

Albumin, g/dl

2.7

2.8

3.9–5.2

Total bilirubin, mg/dl

0.6

0.5

0.3–1.1

AST, IU/l

65

32

13–33

ALT, IU/l

38

10

8–42

LDH, IU/l

231

234

119–229

CPK, IU/l

118

94

62–287

ALP, IU/l

298

298

117–350

γGTP, IU/l

172

63

9–109

LAP

54

21–42

ChE

204

220–495

T-Chol

172

137

120–240

TG

111

167

30–150

NH3

31

38

6–51

HbA1c

4.9

4.6

4.6–6.2

UN, mg/dl

23

21

8–12

Creatinine, mg/dl

1.66

1.55

0.65–1.06

eGFR

36.8

47.5

Urinary acid, mg/dl

9.3

6.7

2.5–7.0

Na, mmol/l

144

141

139–146

K, mmol/l

4.2

5

3.7–4.8

Cl, mmol/l

107

110

101–108

APTT, sec

25.9

30.9

27–40

PT,%

99.3

89.5

>75

INR,

1

1

ICG15R(%)

27

IgG, mg/dl

958

1195

870–1700

IgA, mg/dl

519

324

110–410

IgM, mg/dl

149

1216

35–220

IgE, mg/dl

88.9

<173

C3, mg/dl

62

89

86–160

C4, mg/dl

17

37

17–45

CH50, U/ml

34

42

30–50

ANA

negative

negative

anti ds-DNA

negative

negative

anti RNP

negative

negative

anti mito

negative

negative

Cryoglobulin

negative

negative

HCV

negative

negative

HBV

negative

negative

CRP, mg/dl

0

0

0.0–0.3

Urinalysis

Sediment

 RBC, /HPF

many

1 to 4

<1

 WBC, /HPF

1–4

–

<1

 Cast

None

None

<1

protein, g/gCre

1.17

0.01

Glucose

negative

negative

negative

NAG, IU/day

14.3

8.9

0.8–5.0

α1 MG, mg/day

8.1

0.4

0.6–8.8

β2 MG, mg/day

14

19

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