Case Report

Heparin-Related Thrombocytopenia Triggered by Severe Status of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Bacterial Infection

Table 1

Laboratory test findings.

TestResult

Blood cell countWBC 1000/μL
Neu 505/μL
Lym 100/μL
Eosi 0/μL
RBC 280万/μL
Hb 6.9 g/dL
Hct 24.3%
Plt 10000/μL

CoagulationPT 114%
(PT-INR 0.95)
APTT 30.5 sec
FDP 25.2 μg/mL

BiochemistryT-Bil 0.3 mg/dL
D-Bil 0.1 mg/dL
AST 22 IU/L
ALT 11 IU/L
γ-GTP 21 IU/L
BUN 62 mg/dL
Cre 2.46 mg/dL
eGFR 23.31
UA 10.4 mg/dL
Na 134 mEq/L
K 5.0 mEq/L
Cl 105 mEq/L
TP 5.0 g/dL
Alb 1.9 g/dL

SerologyCRP 1.87 mg/dL
ANA ×320
Homogeneous ×320
Speckled ×320
Anti-DNA antibody 300 IU/mL
Anti-RNP antibody (−)
Anti-SS-A antibody (−)
Anti-cardiolipin antibody (IgG) 16 IU/mL
CH50 12/mL
C3 24 mg/dL
C4 5 mg/dL
IgG 1554 mg/dL
IgA 148 mg/dL
IgM 290 mg/dL

UrinalysispH 5.0
Protein (4+)
Ketone body (−)
Occult blood (±)

Urinary sedimentRBC 10–19 HPF
WBC 20–29 HPF
Hyaline cast (2+)
Epithelial cast (1+)
Granular cast (1+)
Waxy cast (1+)

WBC: white blood cell, RBC: red blood cell, Hb: hemoglobin, Hct: hematocrit, Plt: platelet, PT: prothrombin time, INR: international normalized ratio, APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time, FDP: fibrinogen and fibrin degradation products, Bil: bilirubin, AST: aspartate transaminase, ALT: alanine transaminase, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, TP: total protein, CRP: C-reactive protein, ANA: anti-nuclear antibody, LAC: lupus anticoagulant, CH50: total complement activity, Ig: immunoglobulin, and HPF: high power field.