Case Reports in Rheumatology / 2021 / Article / Tab 1 / Case Report
A Case of Effective Mepolizumab Induction Therapy for Severe Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Diagnosed by Eosinophilic Cholecystitis and Interstitial Nephritis Table 1 Results of the complete blood count, biochemistry, and urinalysis at admission.
Hematology White blood cells 14300/μ L Eosinophils 8000/μ L Red blood cells 432 × 104 /μ L Hemoglobin 14.1 g/dL Platelet 29.0 × 104 /μ L Biochemistry Total protein 7.7 g/dL Albumin 2.9 g/dL AST 50 IU/L ALT 94 IU/L LDH 310 IU/L Total bilirubin 0.5 mg/dL Creatinine 0.96 mg/dL Blood urea nitrogen 11 mg/dL Sodium 136 mmol/L Potassium 3.8 mmol/L Chloride 100 mmol/L C-reactive protein 7.4 mg/dL sIL-2R 3077 IU/mL Infection Interferon-γ release assay Negative HIV Ab Negative Immunology Immunoglobulin G 2209 mg/dL Immunoglobulin G4 1220 mg/dL Immunoglobulin A 97 mg/dL Immunoglobulin M 87 mg/dL Immunoglobulin E 2482 IU/mL Rheumatoid factor 123 IU/mL Antinuclear Ab <40× Anticardiolipin Ab <8 IU/mL MPO-ANCA <1.0 IU/mL PR3-ANCA <1.0 IU/mL Anti-GBM Ab <2.0 IU/mL C3 103 mg/dL C4 24 mg/dL Urinary pH 7.5 Specific gravity 1.020 Urine protein 1.37 g/gCre Red blood cells 1/HPF White blood cells 1–4/HPF β 2 -microglobulin 7137 μ g/L NAG 43 IU/L
Ab, antibody; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GBM, glomerular basement membrane; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HPF, high power field; IU, international unit; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MPO-ANCA, myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; NAG, N-acetyl-β -D-glucosaminidase; PR3-ANCA, proteinase-3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; sIL-2R, soluble interleukin-2 receptor antibody.
