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Table 1 Laboratory data on admission

Complete blood count	Value	Unit	Serum biochemistries (continued)	Value	Unit	Immunology	Value	Unit
Hemoglobin	106	g/L	Sodium	139	mmol/L	HBs antigen	−
Hematocrit	32.8	%	Potassium	5.8	mmol/L	HBs antibody	−
White blood cell	28.6	10⁹/L	Chloride	99	mmol/L	HCV antibody	+
Neutrophils	89.5	%	Lactate dehydrogenase	412	U/L	HTLV-1 antibody	+
Platelet count	87	10⁹/L	Amylase	246	U/L	TPHA test	−
Serum biochemistries			Creatinine kinase	443	U/L	Coagulation
Total protein	62	g/L	Calcium	2.33	mmol/L	Fibrinogen	15.6	μmol/L
Albumin	29	g/L	Phosphate	1.94	mmol/L	FDP	16.5	mg/L
Blood urea nitrogen	39.3	mmol/L	Magnesium	1.2	mmol/L	D-dimer	4.9	μg/mL
Creatinine	875	μmol/L	Iron	3.0	μmol/L	PT-INR	1.34
Uric acid	595	μmol/L	Total cholesterol	2.87	mmol/L	APTT	36.7	s
Total bilirubin	5.1	μmol/L	Triglyceride	1.79	mmol/L	APTT-control	35.7	s
Direct bilirubin	1.7	μmol/L	HDL-cholesterol	0.36	mmol/L	Blood gas analysis
Alanine aminotransferase	27	U/L	Glucose	4.2	mmol/L	pH	7.42
Aspartate aminotransferase	14	U/L	C-reactive protein	215	nmol/L	pO₂	73.3	mmHg
Alkaline phosphatase	586	U/L				pCO₂	45.1	mmHg
Gamma-glutamyl transferase	186	U/L				HCO₃⁻	28.4	mmol/L

APTT activated partial thrombin time, HBs hepatitis B surface, FDP fibrin/fibrinogen degradation product, HCV hepatitis C virus, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HTLV-1 human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus-1, PT-INR internationalized prothorombin time, TPHA Treponema pallidum hemagglutinin

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