Efficacy of Cyclosporine in the Induction and Maintenance of Remission in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient Presenting with Macrophage-Activating Syndrome

Table 1

Results of selected blood tests before and after cyclosporine treatment.

Laboratory test	Two weeks prior to admission	On admission	One day after admission	Five days after cyclosporine therapy	At discharge
WBC (10^9/L)	3.03	1.4	0.57	14.30	17.1
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	7.7	9.6	7.8	10.1	10.1
Platelet (10^9/L)	216	51	85	68	83
AST (U/L)	138	451	—	38	20
ALT (U/L)	73	138	—	58	24
ESR (mm/hr)	56	70	53	—	—
Ferritin (ng/mL)	1,290	5,602	—	3,960	802
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	122	211	—	—	150

WBC: white blood cell; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (by Westergren).