Denosumab as the Treatment of Recalcitrant Tuberculous Pleural Effusion-Associated Hypercalcemia

Table 1

Baseline blood investigation.

Investigation	Results	Normal values
Haemoglobin	9.3 g/dL	13–17
Total white count	2.48 × 10^^9/L	4–10
Platelet	167 × 10^^9/L	150–410
Sodium	134 mmol/L	135–145
Potassium	4 mmol/L	3.5–5.1
Urea	14.10 mmol/L	2.78–8.07
Creatinine	212 μmol/L	62–106
eGFR	26.9 mL/min/1.73 m^2	>60 mL/min/1.73 m^2
Magnesium	1.02 mmol/L	0.66–0.99
Corrected calcium	3.03 mmol/L	2.20–2.55
Phosphate	1.33 mmol/L	0.80–1.45
Total protein	83.9 g/L	64.0–83.0
Albumin	30 g/L	35–52
Total bilirubin	20 μmol/L	<21
Alanine transaminase	8 U/L	<41
Alkaline phosphate	146 U/L	40–130
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)	67 U/L	<60
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)	>120	1–15
Full blood picture	Macrocytic anemia: macrocytosis of RBC with polychromatic cells and mild rouleaux formation. No blast or abnormal lymphoid/plasmacytoid looking cell.