Table 1 Comparison of the biochemical and haematological parameters of both cases following the onset of their deterioration into thrombocytopenia/DIC

Sodium (mmol/l)

131

138

136-144

Potassium (mmol/l)

6.3

5.2

3.8-5.0

Chloride (mmol/l)

104

110

95-105

Bicarbonate (mmol/l)

6

7

24-32

Urea (mmol/l)

8.1

6.9

2.5-6.0

Creatinine (μmol/l)

234

84

45-100

Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m ² )

20

>60

>90*

Lactate (mmol/l)

NA

1.32

0.63-2.44

Bilirubin (μmol/l)

7

14

<21

Alkaline Phosphatase (units/l)

101

86

30-90

ALT (units/l)

399

1514

5-40

Albumin (g/l)

11

15

36-52

Calcium (mmol/l)

1.54 2.12 adjusted

2.13 2.63 adjusted

2.10-2.60

Magnesium (mmol/l)

1.16

1.01

0.7-1.0

Phosphate (mmol/l)

3.97

1.93

0.80-1.50

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

72

18

0-9

Troponin I (μg/l)

4.66

NA

0.01-0.04

Haemoglobin (g/l)

179

88

118-148

Haematocrit

0.550

0.261

0.36-0.44

Platelets (10 ⁹ /l)

27

13

150-400

White cell count (10 ⁹ /l)

22.8

4.1

4.0-11.0

Neutrophils (10 ⁹ /l)

17.7

1.4

2.0-7.5

Prothrombin time (seconds)

Too prolonged to quantify

46

10-14

Partial prothrombin time (seconds)

Too prolonged to quantify.

91

26-36

Fibrinogen (g/l)

1.2

0.6

1.5-4.0

D-Dimer (ng/ml)

34761

NA

<250