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Table 1 Main Laboratory test

From: Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia in a patient with Sjögren’s syndrome and Legionella pneumonia: a case report and literature review

Test

Day 1 (admission)

Day 8

Discharge

Reference result/range

Hematology

    

White blood cell count (× 109 cells/L)

20.59

11.53

5.78

3.5–9.5

Neutrophil percentage (%)

87

81.7

57

42.5–71.5

Procalcitonin (ng/mL)

0.117

  

< 0.05

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

103

43.1

12

0–8

Erythrocyte sedimentation (mm/hr)

100

  

0–15

Liver enzymes

    

Alanine transaminase (U/L)

101

  

0–40

Aspartate transaminase (U/L)

60

  

5–34

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

463

  

40–150

Gama-glutamyl transferase (U/L)

209

  

9–64

Serum sodium (mmol/L)

132

  

136–145

Infections

    

Legionella urine antigen

Positive

  

Negative

Streptococcus pneumoniae Urine antigen

Negative

  

Negative

Blood culture

No growth

  

No growth

Sputum microbiological examination

Negative

  

Negative

Serum anti-Mycoplasma IgM

Negative

  

Negative

Serum anti-Chlamydia IgM

Negative

  

Negative

Serum anti-Legionella IgG

Negative

  

Negative

Serum HIV antibody

Negative

  

Negative

Immunological test

    

Tear secretion test (mm/5 min)

Left eye: 3; right eye: 9

  

10–15

Antinuclear antibodies

Positive, titer 1:160

  

Negative, < 1:80

Anti-SSA/Ro60

5.2 (positive)

  

< 0.8 negative

Anti-SSA/Ro52

5.5 (positive)

  

< 0.8 negative

Anti-SSB/La

0.8 (weak positive)

  

< 0.8 negative

Anti-histone

0.9 (weak positive)

  

< 0.8 negative

Rheumatoid factor (IU/mL)

94.5

  

0–30

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IgM Immunoglobulin M, IgG Immunoglobulin G