Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002
Dispatch
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Presenting with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Je-Jung Lee*, Ik-Joo Chung*, Dong-Hyeon Shin*, Sang-Hee Cho*, Duck Cho, Dong-Wook Ryang, Ali S. Khan†, and Hyeoung-Joon Kim*
Table
Serial laboratory findings in patient with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome from hospitalization until recovery, Korea
| Laboratory test | On admission | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocyte count (/μL) | 3,200 | 3,300 | 4,100 | 4,400 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Platelet count (/μL) | 25,000 | 31,000 | 76,000 | 147,000 |
| AST (U/L) | 369 | 682 | 108 | 21 |
| ALT (U/L) BUN (mg/dL) Cr (mg/dL) | 175 8.6 0.5 | 433 8.8 0.8 | 205 8.6 0.7 | 21 13.6 0.9 |
| Lactic dehydrogenase (U/L) | 2,066 | 3,206 | 1,645 | 472 |
| Ferritin (μg/L) | 20,000 | - | 860 | - |
| Hantaan virus titer | 1:160 | - | 1:5,120 | - |
AST = aspartate aminotransferase, ALT = alanine aminotransferase; BUN = blood urea nitrogen.
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