Case Report
Severe Pharyngodynia Followed by Migratory Polyarthritis and High Fever in Young Immigrants: Remember That Rheumatic Fever Is Still Relevant in 2020!
Table 2
Laboratory findings of patients 1 and 2 on admission.
| | | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Reference values |
| | WBC (103/μL) | 13.4 | 16.3 | 4.5–10.5 | | Neutrophils (103/μL) | 9.8 | 13.2 | 1.5–6.5 | | Lymphocytes (103/μL) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2–3.8 | | Monocytes (103/μL) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2–1 | | Eosinophils (103/μL) | 0 | 0.03 | 0–0.7 | | Basophils (103/μL) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0–0.2 | | Ht (%) | 33.6 | 34.9 | 39–46 | | Hb (g/dL) | 10.2 | 11.5 | 13–16 | | PLT (103/μL) | 354 | 446 | 140–440 | | ESR (mm) | 102 | 95 | 2–15 | | INR | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.85–1.15 | | CRP (mg/dL) | 18.3 | 23 | 0–0.7 | | Urea (mg/dL) | 37 | 35 | <43 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.7 | 0.84 | 0.7–1.2 | | Na+/K+ (mmol/L) | 131/4.1 | 133/4.7 | 136–146/3.5–5.3 | | Total protein (g/dL) | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.4–8.3 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5–5.2 | | Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.3 | 0.85 | <1.1 | | AST/ALT (IU/L) | 46/43 | 49/44 | <40 | | ALP/γ-GT (IU/L) | 78/47 | 160/167 | <120/<38 | | Serum protein electrophoresis | Polyclonal increase of γ-globulins | Polyclonal increase of γ-globulins | | | ASTO (IU/mL) | 834 | 1120 | <200 |
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WBC = white blood cells; Ht = hematocrit; Hb = hemoglobin; PLT = platelets; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; INR = international normalized ratio; CRP = C-reactive protein; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; γ-GT = gamma-glutamyl transferase; ASTO = antibodies to streptolysin-O antigens.
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