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Table 1 Laboratory values and tests results

From: A case of blackwater fever with persistent Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia detected by PCR after artemether–lumefantrine treatment

  

Day 14

Day 14

Day 15

Day 16

Day 18

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Day 23

Day 28a

Day 42a

Day 70a

WBC (× 109/L)

[3.26–9.28]

9.35

   

10.37

 

6.19

     

RBC (× 1012/L)

[3.92–5.65]

3.19

   

2.31

 

1.95

     

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

[12.6–16.9]

10

 

8.4

6.9

7.2

6.9

6

6.5

6.5

8.2

11.6

15.4

MCV (fL)

[80.1–96.7]

93.8

   

92.2

 

96.1

     

MCH (pg)

[24.5–34.3]

31.2

   

30.9

 

30.7

     

MCHC (g/dL)

[30.8–38.4]

33.3

   

33.5

 

31.9

     

Haematocrit (%)

[35.1–50.0]

29.9

   

21.3

 

18.7

     

Platelets (× 109/L)

[160–398]

324

   

377

 

318

     

MPV (fL)

[6.6–9.9]

7.6

   

7

 

8.3

     

RDW (%)

[10.5–15.5]

15.2

   

20

 

23.2

     

Reticulocytes (%)

[0.84–2.21]

   

4.8

    

23

9.2

3.31

0.94

LDH (U/L)

[250–580]

4367

 

2999

3299

4663

 

5013

 

3665

2579

771

330

Dark urine

n.a.

Pos

Pos

Pos

Pos

Pos

Pos

Neg

Neg

Neg

Neg

Neg

Neg

Malaria (microscopy)

n.a.

Neg

Neg

Neg

 

Neg

Neg

Neg

Neg

    

Heinz bodies

n.a.

Neg

Neg

Neg

 

Neg

Neg

Neg

Neg

    

BinaxNOW®

n.a.

  

Pos

 

Pos

       

Malaria (PCR)

n.a.

    

Pos

     

Neg

 
  1. For each parameter: unit is provided in bracket, expected range values are given in square brackets and out of range values are in italics
  2. aSamples collected after discharged during follow-up appointments
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