Case Report

A Case of TAFRO Syndrome Developed after COVID-19 Vaccination

Table 1

Laboratory data on admission.

Complete blood cell countReference range

White blood cell (/μL)19,000(4,000∼8,000)
Neutrophil (%)87.4(45∼60)
Eosinophil (%)0.2(1∼5)
Lymphocyte (%)4.3(25∼45)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)13.7(14∼18)
Platelet (×104/μL)9.1(15∼35)

Coagulation test
APTT (s)33.2(30.2)
PT (%)77(70∼100)
PT-INR1.19(0.9∼1.1)
D-dimer (μg/mL)25.58(0∼1)
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)506(150∼400)
TAT (ng/mL)4.3(0∼3)

Blood chemistry
Albumin (g/dL)1.9(3.9∼4.9)
AST (IU/L)16(13∼33)
ALT (IU/L)14(8∼42)
LDH (IU/L)309(124∼222)
CPK (IU/L)66(60∼287)
ALP (IU/L)111(38∼113)
ɤ-GT (IU/L)44(10∼47)
UN (mg/dL)31(8∼22)
Creatinine (mg/dL)1.29(0.61∼1.04)
Urinary acid (mg/dL)9.2(2∼7)
Na (mmol/L)141(138∼146)
K (mmol/L)3.8(3.6∼4.9)
Cl (mmol/L)108(99∼109)
IgG (mg/dL)602(870∼1700)
IgA (mg/dL)158(110∼410)
IgM (mg/dL)25(35∼220)
IgE (mg/dL)1759.0(0∼232)
C3 (mg/dL)141(65∼135)
C4 (mg/dL)34(13∼35)
CH50 (U/mL)69(32∼49)
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)22.6(0∼0.3)
BNP (pg/mL)248.7(0∼18.4)
IL-6 (pg/mL)17.2(0∼4)
ANA<40(0∼40)
ds-DNA (U/mL)<1.0(0∼10)
MPO-ANCA (U/mL)<1.0(0∼3.5)
PR3-ANCA (U/mL)<1.0(0∼3.5)
GBM (U/mL)<1.0(0∼3)

Urinalysis
Sediment
RBC (/HPF)20–29<1–4
WBC (/HPF)10–19<1–4
Cast
Granule cylinder1+
Tubular epithelium1+

Urinalysis
Protein (g/gCre)0.67<0.15
NAG (IU/L)120.5(0.97∼4.17)
β2 microglobulin (μg/L)22,500(0∼230)

APTT; activated partial thromboplastin time, PT; prothrombin time, TAT; thrombin-antithrombin complex, AST; aspartate aminotransferase, ALT; alanine aminotransferase, LDH; lactate dehydrogenase, CPK; creatine phosphokinase, ALP; alkaline phosphatase, BUN; urea nitrogen, Na; sodium, K; potassium, Cl; chlorine, IgG; immunoglobulin G, IgA; immunoglobulin A, IgM; immunoglobulin M, IgE; immunoglobulin E, BNP; brain natriuretic peptide, IL-6; interleukin-6, ANA; antinuclear antibody, ds-DNA; antidouble-stranded DNA IgG antibody, MPO-ANCA; perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, PR3-ANCA; proteinase-3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, anti-GBM antibody; antiglomerular basement membrane antibody, RBC; red blood cells; WBC; white blood cells, NAG; N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase.