Chronic diarrhoea in a human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient: A case report

Table 1 Basic and advanced investigations at and after hospitalization of the patient

Investigation	Unit	Reference range	Day 1	Day 5	Day 10	Follow up at 1 month
Hb	g/dL	13-17	5.6	6	7.8	7
TLC	× 103 cells/mm3	4-11	3.09	3.54	4.31	2.2
DLC (N/L/M)	%	40-70/20-40/2-8	70/21/6.8	76/18/4.1	81/13/12	56.8/28.9/8
Platelet	× 103 cells/mm3	150-400	100	53	56	136
Total bilirubin	mg/dL	0.3-1.2	0.54	0.2	0.29
Direct bilirubin	mg/dL	0-0.2	0.32	0.12	0.2
ALT	U/L	0-50	32	30	38
AST	U/L	0-50	34	35	25
ALP	U/L	30-120	213	220	183
GGT	U/L	0-55	100	112	96
Albumin	g/dL	3.5-5.2	1.17	1.1	1.1
Globulin	g/dL	2.5-3.2		4.8	4.8
Urea	mg/dL	17-43	25		10
Creatinine	mg/dL	0.72-1.18	1.03		0.88
Sodium	mmol/L	136-146	135		138
Potassium	mmol/L	3.5-5.1	3.2		3.4
Uric acid	mg/dL	3.5-7.2	7.22		6.7
INR		0.8-1.1	1.4
Ferritin	ng/mL	22-322	211.4

Hb: Hemoglobin; TLC: Total leukocyte count; DLC: Differential leukocyte count; N: Neutrophil; L: Lymphocyte; M: Monocyte; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphate; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; INR: International normalized ratio.