07 March 2021>: Articles
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: Report of a Case with Progression to Lupus Nephritis
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Jorge Hurtado-Díaz B , María Lucero Espinoza-Sánchez C , Eduardo Rojas-Milán D , Erik Cimé-Aké E , María de los Ángeles Macias G , Lizeth Romero-Ibarra F , Olga Lidia Vera-Lastra F*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927351
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e927351
Table 1. Evolution of laboratory finding. On admission, discharge after 1 month, 2 months and 1 year of evolution.
On admission | Discharge after 1 month | After 2 months | After 1 year | |
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Hemoglobin g/dL | 4.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 13.1 |
Leukocytes 10/L | 1.900 | 6.000 | 4.500 | 5.100 |
Lymphocytes 10/L | 1000 | 1000 | 500 | 1630 |
Platelets 10/L | 63 000 | 144 000 | 116 000 | 307 000 |
Proteinuria in Urine g/dl 24 h | Normal | 14 g/24 h | 140 mg/24 h | |
Leucocyturia HPF | 6–8 per HPF | 1–2 per HPF | Uncontainable | 0–1 per HPF |
Erythrocyturia HPF | Uncontainable | 1–2 per HPF | Uncontainable | Negative |
Cilindruria | Abundant | – | Abundant | Negative |
Proteinuria total mg/dl | 100 mg/dl | 30 mg/dl | >500 mg/dl | Negative |
Serum proteins g/dl | 3.90 | 6.20 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
Albumin g/dl | 1.60 | 3.80 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
Creatinine mg/dl | 1.03 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 0.54 |
Total bilirubin mg/dl | 1.93 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 0.40 |
Direct bilirubin mg/dl | 1.05 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
Indirect bilirubin mg/dl | 0.88 | 0.56 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
AST U/L | 898 | 43 | 16 | 68.1 |
ALT U/L | 168 | 15 | 44 | 105.5 |
Alkaline phosphatase UI/L | 542 | 59 | – | 110 |
Lactate dehydrogenase UI/L | 1024 | 146 | 316 | 220 |
PCR mg/L | 30.5 | – | – | 5.55 |
Coombs direct/indirect | Negative | – | – | – |
Rheumatoid factor UI/ml | Negative | – | – | |
C3 mg/dl NLV: 80–200 mg/dl | 10 | – | 29 | 105 |
C4 mg/dl NLV: 10–50 mg/dl | – | 6 | 12 | |
ANA NLV: Negative | 1: 80 Speckled fine pattern | – | 1: 80 Speckled fine pattern | 1: 160 Speckled fine Pattern |
Anti-dsDNA U/mL NLV: Negative | Negative | – | Positive | Positive |
Lupus anticoagulant | – | – | Negative | – |
Anticardiolipin Ig G U | – | – | Negative | – |
Anticardiolipin Ig M U | – | – | Negative | – |
NLV – normal laboratory values; HPF – high-power field; ANA – anti-nuclear antibodies; Anti-dsDNA – anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid antibodies. |