Thrombotic microangiopathy as first manifestation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Laboratory values at diagnosis and follow-up

	Day 1	Day 4	Day 8	Day 15	Day 90
Hemoglobin gr/dL	11.4	9.4	11.9	10	11
Leucocytes ×1000 cells/uL	5.6	3.8	6.2	5.2	5.4
Lymphocytes ×1000 cells/uL	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.8
Platelets ×1000 cells/uL	17	12	90	308	420
Creatinine mg/dL	1.2	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.9
Bilirubin mg/dL	1.33	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.7
Lactate dehydrogenase U/L	600	1800	457	413	300
Schistocytes %	3	4	1	0	0
Fibrinogen mg/dL	325	400		218
ADAMTS13 %			120
Haptoglobin mg/dL	25		80	120

Reference values: hemoglobin 12–16 gr/dL, leucocytes 4.5–11.0/uL, lymphocytes 1.2–4.5 ×10³/uL, platelets 150–400 ×10³/uL, creatinine 0.6–1.1 mg/dL, bilirubin 0.6–1.0 mg/dL, lactate dehydrogenase 180–225 U/L, schistocytes <0.5 %, fibrinogen 200–400 mg/dL, ADAMTS13 >20 %, haptoglobin 20–200 mg/dL. ADAMTS13 disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13

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