SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting

Table 1

Summary of the trend of relevant laboratory values.

Laboratory test (normal range)	Pre-admission to the CTU tertiary centre	Admission to the CTU tertiary centre	72 hours postadmission	7 days postadmission	2 weeks postdischarge
Leucocytes (K/μL) (4.5–12.0)	5.5	5.41	8.47	8.3	5.75
Platelets (K/μL) (140–300)	200	317	512	632	298
Neutrophils (K/μL) (2–7)	2.6 (46.7%)	4.48 (82.7%)	6.72 (79.3%)	6.84 (77.4%)	3.45 (59.9)
Lymphocytes (K/μL) (1.0–7.0)	2.1 (38.7)	0.72 (13.3%)	0.91 (10.7%)	1.79 (20.3%)	1.82 (31.7)
Hb (g/dl) (12–16)	11.4	11.6	11.7	11.5	11.4
Creatinine (mmol/l) (27–42)		30	77	60	45
Urea (mmol/l) (2.76–8.07)		1.5	9.7	7.2	3.6
CRP (<1.6 mg/dL)	100	103.12	9.68		2.50
Troponin (<0.3 ng/mL)			<0.1
CPK-MB (ng/mL) (<5.0)			0.97
Ferritin (ng/mL) (20–250)			344.5		28.44
D-dimer (up to 500 mg//ml)			492.9
Albumin (g/dL) (2.8–4.5)		3.72		3.84	4.7
ALT (U/L) (<41)		52.3		19.2	15.9
AST (U/L) (<32)		52.3		17.9	17.2

Hb: haemoglobin; CRP: C-reactive protein; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CK-MB: creatinine kinase myocardial band. Bacterial blood cultures were negative. Normal serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride).