Massive Intestinal Bleeding in an Adult with IgA Vasculitis Treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Table 1
Laboratory results during admission and massive GI bleeding.
Normal values
Admission
Major GI bleeding
Creatinine (mmol/L)
62–115
517
428a
Urea (mmol/L)
3.2–8.2
32.7
13.0
Albumin (g/L)
32–48
27
18
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)
10–49
12
<7
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)
46–116
74
65
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)
5–21
12.3
4.9
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
13.9–17.7
7.8
5.6
White blood cells (×109 cells/L)
3.79–10.33
9.2
5.3
Neutrophils (×109 cells/L)
1.78–7
6.7
3.8
Platelets (×109 cells/L)
166–389
162.0
288.0
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)
0–0.5
7.84
4.11
Prothrombin time (%)
63.8–127.7
83.6
80.6
PTT (seconds)
22.4–36.3
32.6
26.2
INR
0.9–1.2
1.09
1.11
GI, gastrointestinal; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; INR, international normalized ratio. aPatient was on hemodialysis treatment. Abnormal results appear in bold.
