Table 1 Laboratory data of case 1 and case 2

 White blood cell count (/μL)

3600

11,970

2900–7800

 Neutrophil (%)

64.9

95.3

46–62

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.4

11.2

10.1–14.7

 Platelet count (× 10³/μL)

221

179

131–384

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.2

1.7

3.9–5.1

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

6.4

9.19

0.4–0.8

 Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)

47

48

8–22

 Glucose (mg/dL)

115

137

78–110

 Sodium (mEq/L)

136

129

136–144

 Potassium (mEq/L)

3.7

2.9

3.6–4.8

 Chloride (mEq/L)

100

89

99–109

 Calcium (mg/dL)

8.8

7.9

8.5–9.9

 Phosphorus (mg/dL)

5.3

3.8

2.6–4.5

 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.1

26.6

≦ 0.2

 β-d-Glucan (pg/mL)

< 3

< 3

< 11

 Nucleated cell count (/μL)

40

160

 Neutrophil (%)

2

87

 Gram stain

Negative

Negative

Negative

 Admission day on which acid-fast bacilli stain was positive

Day 18

Day 10