Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Manifestation of Familial Mediterranean Fever

Table 2

Clinical and laboratory findings during episodes and between the episodes.

	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Between episodes (without attack)	The latest checkup
Clinical manifestation	Weakness, pleuritic chest pain	Abdominal pain	Abdominal pain	Fever, chest pain	Fever, chest pain	No symptoms	No symptoms
WBC	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter
ESR	5	52	7	24	99	3	3
CRP	44.61	83	15.1	223	200	2	Not determined
PLT	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter	microliter

Cr, creatinine; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CPK, creatine kinase; CK-MB, creatine kinase-MB; TPI, troponin; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C-reactive protein; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; ASO, antistreptolysin O; VBG, venous blood gas; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; CBC, complete blood count; WBC, white blood cells; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; lymph, lymphomononuclear cells; Hb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet count; 2ME, 2-mercaptoethanol; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; EBV IgM, Epstein–Barr virus antibody; UC, urine culture; BC, blood culture.