Box 2: Biochemical markers: baseline and after treatment
Marker
On
admission 2-month follow-up
4-month follow-up
Normal values
Leukocyte count, × 10
9
/L
11.1
9.4
5.1
4.0–11.0
Eosinophils, × 10
9
/L
2.2
1.0
0.4
< 0.45
C-reactive protein, mg/L
196
50
0.5
< 3.1