A Case of Parvovirus-Related Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with HbH Disease

Table 1

Values of relevant laboratory tests on presentation.

Test	Results	Unit	Reference interval
White blood cell	1.68	×10^9/L	3.40–9.60
Hemoglobin	7.3	g/dL	11.5–15.1
Mean cell volume	58.4	fL	80.0–95.0
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration	18.6	g/dL	32.0–36.0
Platelets	92		132–372
Creatinine	56	mg/dL	0.6–1.0
Urea	2.5	mg/dL	5.6–18.2
Albumin	47	g/dL	3.8–4.8
Bilirubin, total	31	mg/dL	0.3–1.8
Aspartae aminotransferase	41	U/L	11–34
Alanine aminotransferase	19	U/L	10–36
Alkaline phosphatase	43	U/L	40–130
Prothrombin time	11.5	Seconds	9.2–11.4
Beta-hcg (serum)	Negative
Vitamin B12	363	Nmol/l	7–37
Folate	33	Pmol/l	145–569
Serum iron	37.7	Umol/Litre	6.6–30.4
Ferritin	944	Ng/ml	13–150
Iron saturation	84		15–150
Fibrinogen	3.06	g\L	1.8–3.5
Total iron binding capacity	45	Umol/Litre	52–94
Haptoglobin	38	mg/dL	30–200
Triglycerides	1.49	Mmol/l	1.7–2.2