Plasmapheresis for Spur Cell Anemia in a Patient with Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis

Table 2

Comparison of serum lipids between before and after plasmapheresis.

Lipids	2018/03/15		2018/04/06
Triglyceride (33–149) mg/dL	53		68
Total cholesterol (130–219) mg/dL	121		214
HDL cholesterol (40–70) mg/dL	15		30
LDL cholesterol (63–139) mg/dL	29		26
Free cholesterol (25–60) mg/dL	54		101
Phospholipid (PL; 150–250) mg/dL	112		197
Total cholesterol/PL	1.08		1.08
Free cholesterol/PL	0.45	PPx2	0.47
Lipoprotein (a) (∼40) mg/dL	4.1		3.3
Β-lipoprotein (150–600) mg/dL	185		NT
Apo-AI (119–155) mg/dL	48		89
Apo-AII (25.9–35.7) mg/dL	5.2		7.2
Phospholipase A2 (130–400) mg/dL	329		NT
Others
Reticulocyte counts (%)	22.4		4.5
Hb (g/dL)	7.9		9.1
LDH (U/L)	438		380
Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL)	7.65		14.7
Haptoglobin (g/dL)	3		2
Spur cells (%)	25		35

PP, plasmapheresis; Hb, hemoglobin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.