Chronic Q Fever with No Elevation of Inflammatory Markers: A Case Report

Table 1

Laboratory tests.

	Normal range	1 year before admission	4 months before admission	On admission	After 1 month of treatment
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.5–17.5	14.4	14	12.8	13.7
MCV (fL)	78–96	82.5	82.3	78.8	83.4
MCH (pg)	26–33	27.6	27.7	25.7	27.5
White-cell count (per mm^3)	4,500–11,000	7,380	7,210	9,090	7,100
Platelet count (per mm^3)	150,000–450,000	220,000	185,000	139,000	177,000
ALP (U/L)	30–120	112	106	110	103
AST (U/L)	<50	48	43	61	31
ALT (U/L)	<50	53	36	73	35
LDH (U/L)	<240		206	234	218
ESR (mm/h)	<20	13		15	2
CRP (mg/L)	<5.0	2.2	5.0	4.1	3.2
Ferritin (ng/mL)	24–336	298		418	193