Table 1 Laboratory data at the time of the first biopsy
Urinalysis | Triglycerides | 154 mg/dll | |
Protein | 3.5 g/day | Asparate aminotransferase | 40 IU/l |
Glucose | (−) | Alkaline phosphatase | 32 IU/l |
Urinary red blood cells | > 100/HPF | Lactate hedydrogenase | 230 IU/l |
Granular casts | (+) | ||
Fatty casts | (+) | Serology | |
Immunoglobulin G | 571 mg/dl | ||
Peripheral blood | Immunoglobulin A | 487 mg/dl | |
White blood cells | 3.17 × 103/μl | Immunoglobulin M | 66 mg/dl |
Red blood cells | 3.78 × 106/μl | Total serum hemolytic activity | 41.8 U/ml |
Hemoglobin | 13.0 g/dl | Complement component 3 | 81 mg/dl |
Hematocrit | 38% | Complement component 4 | 20 mg/dl |
Platelets | 64 x 103/μl | Cryoglobulin | (−) |
Red blood cell fragmentation | (−) | Antinuclear antibody | (−) |
Anti-dsDNA antibody | (−) | ||
Biochemistry | Hepatitis B virus antigen | (−) | |
Urea nitrogen | 9.4 mg/dl | Hepatitis C virus antibody | (−) |
Serum creatinine | 0.65 mg/dl | ||
Uric acid | 6.0 mg/dl | Tumor marker | |
Total protein | 4.8 g/dl | Carcinoembryonic antigen | 11.5 ng/ml |
Serum albumin | 2.2 g/dl | Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 | < 2.0 U/ml |
Total choresterol | 198 mg/dl |