Table 1.

Analysis of blood from the patient




First admission at age 3 y

Second admission at age 11 y

Normal range for ages 3-11 y
Hemoglobin   6.5 g/dL   6.2 g/dL   11.5-14.5  
Leukocytes   4900/μL   6020/μL   4 500-15 500  
Differential count   Normal   Normal   —  
Platelets   181 000/μL   160 000/μL   150 000-400 000  
Reticulocytes   1.7%   0.4%   0.5-1.5  
Mean corpuscular volume   97 μm3  89 μm3  73-95  
Serum lactate dehydrogenase   —   8214 U/dL   150-400  
Total bilirubin   1.43 mg/dL   1.60 mg/dL   0.5-1.2  
Haptoglobin   < 5 mg/dL   < 5 mg/dL   40-160  
Urea nitrogen   8 mg/dL   11 mg/dL   5-18  
Creatinine   0.5 mg/dL   0.6 mg/dL   0.3-0.7  
Serum B12  60 pg/mL   56 pg/mL   200-700  
Serum folate   17 ng/mL   12.7 ng/mL   4-12  
Red blood cell folate   —   116 ng/mL   150-450  
Hematocrit   20%   19%   34-45  
Red blood cell distribution width
 

 
32%
 
11-15
 



First admission at age 3 y

Second admission at age 11 y

Normal range for ages 3-11 y
Hemoglobin   6.5 g/dL   6.2 g/dL   11.5-14.5  
Leukocytes   4900/μL   6020/μL   4 500-15 500  
Differential count   Normal   Normal   —  
Platelets   181 000/μL   160 000/μL   150 000-400 000  
Reticulocytes   1.7%   0.4%   0.5-1.5  
Mean corpuscular volume   97 μm3  89 μm3  73-95  
Serum lactate dehydrogenase   —   8214 U/dL   150-400  
Total bilirubin   1.43 mg/dL   1.60 mg/dL   0.5-1.2  
Haptoglobin   < 5 mg/dL   < 5 mg/dL   40-160  
Urea nitrogen   8 mg/dL   11 mg/dL   5-18  
Creatinine   0.5 mg/dL   0.6 mg/dL   0.3-0.7  
Serum B12  60 pg/mL   56 pg/mL   200-700  
Serum folate   17 ng/mL   12.7 ng/mL   4-12  
Red blood cell folate   —   116 ng/mL   150-450  
Hematocrit   20%   19%   34-45  
Red blood cell distribution width
 

 
32%
 
11-15
 

— indicates not done.

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