Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in a Five-Month-Old Male with Rickets

Table 1

Lab results during hospital course and post discharge.

	Admission Days
Labs (normal range)	Day 1 4/13	Day 7 4/20	Day 12 4/25	Day 16 discharge 4/29	Day 26 post discharge
WBC (6.0–17.5 K/uL)	9.9 K/uL	12.8 K/uL	7.9 K/uL	8.3	7.9 K/uL
Alkaline (53–1218 Unit/L)	2,121 Unit/L	1,774 Unit/L	—	1,862	—
ESR (0–15 MM/HR)	30 MM/HR	—	29 MM/HR	14 MM/HR	12 MM/HR
CRP (<3.0 mg/L)	22.8 mg/L	<2.9 mg/L	—	—	—
Calcium (8.5–10.1 mg/dL)	5.9 mg/dL	9.6 mg/dL	9.7 mg/dL	9.3 mg/dL	—
Vitamin D (30–100 ng/mL)	9.2 ng/mL	—	—	16.5 ng/mL	—
Parathyroid (14–72 pg/mL)	466 pg/mL	—	—	15 pg/mL	—