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Table 1 Laboratory findings on initial presentation and at time of sHLH diagnosis

From: Wolman’s disease presenting with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report from Saudi Arabia and literature review

Laboratory test

At the diagnosis of WD

(3 months old)

At the diagnosis of HLH

(4 months old)

Normal reference

WBC

6.9

4.6

5.5–18 × 103/µL

ANC

3.0

3.2

1.0–9.5 × 103/µL

ALC

2.9

1.6

2–17 × 103/µL

Hemoglobin

6.7

6.6

10.1–14.4 g/dL

Platelets count

323

39

150–450 × 109/L

Fibrinogen

NA

1.6

0.9

ALP

153

295

122–469 U/L

ALT

28

229

5–40 U/L

AST

NA

670

5–40 U/L

GGT

NA

222

5–40 U/L

Albumin

34

30

35–55 mg/dL

Total bilirubin

Direct bilirubin

7

NA

19

9

0.2–1 mg/dL

0.08–0.25 mg/dL

Serum ferritin

NA

22,683

10–120 ng/mL

LAL activity on leucocytes

< 0.02

< 0.02

0.37–2.30 nmol/punch/hr

  1. ALC absolute lymphocyte count, ALP alkaline phosphate, ALT alanine transaminase, ANC absolute neutrophil count, AST aspartate transaminase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, HLH hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, NA not applicable, WBC white blood cell, WD Wolman’s disease