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Table 1 Patient’s laboratory results at the time of referral to our department

From: Steroid-resistant minimal change nephrotic syndrome associated with thymoma treated effectively with rituximab following thymectomy and cyclosporine: a case report

Examination

Patient’s level

Reference range

Blood tests

  

 White blood cells (/µL)

9420

3900–9800

  Neutrophils (%)

81.5

40–74

  Lymphocytes (%)

13.9

19–48

  Monocytes (%)

3.6

3.4–9.0

  Eosinophils (%)

0.2

0–7

  Basophils (%)

0.8

0–2

 Red blood cells (×104/µL)

582

377–555

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

18.7

12.0–17.6

 Platelets (×104/µL)

48.3

13.0–36.9

 Total protein (g/dL)

4.2

6.4–8.2

 Albumin (g/dL)

1.0

3.9–5.1

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.44

0.2–1.0

 Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)

27

11–30

 Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)

22

4–30

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

484

142–248

 LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

361

< 140

 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

73

48–103

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

250

30–117

 Sodium (mEq/L)

131

138–145

 Potassium (mEq/L)

3.8

3.6–4.8

 Chloride (mEq/L)

97

100–110

 Calcium (mg/dL)

7.4

8.6–10.1

 Phosphate (mg/dL)

3.3

2.7–4.6

 Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

22

8–20

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.23

0.65–1.07

 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

45.5

≥ 60

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.14

< 0.20

 Blood glucose (mg/dL)

103

70–100

 HbA1c (%)

5.5

4.6–6.2

 IgG (mg/dL)

660

870–1700

 IgA (mg/dL)

291

110–410

 IgM (mg/dL)

69

33–190

 IgE (IU/mL)

52

≤ 170

 Antinuclear antibody

80

≤ 40

 Urine tests

  

 pH

6.5

5.0–7.5

 Specific gravity

1.035

1.005–1.030

 Protein

3+

-

 Glucose

3+

-

 Red blood cells (/HPF)

5–9

1–4

 White blood cells (/HPF)

1–4

1–4

 Hyaline cast (/WF)

1–4

< 1

 Epithelial cast (/WF)

1–4

< 1

 Granular cast (/WF)

5–9

< 1

 Fatty cast (/WF)

5–9

< 1

 BJP

+

-

 Monoclonal protein

-

-

 Urinary protein (g/g Cr)

9.20

< 0.15

 Selectivity index

0.17

 

 N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (IU/L)

176.1

≤ 7

 β2 microglobulin (µg/L)

4997

≤ 230

  1. eGFR was calculated using a modified version of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula of the Japanese Society of Nephrology: eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) = 194 × −0.287 × serum creatinine−1.094 (× 0.739 for women)
  2. Abbreviations: BJP Bence-Jones protein, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c, HDL High-density lipoprotein, HPF High-power field, WF Whole field, IgA Immunoglobulin A, IgG Immunoglobulin G, IgM Immunoglobulin M, IgE Immunoglobulin E, LDL Low-density lipoprotein