Table 1.

Laboratory data.

Hospital Day	2 Weeks PTA	Admit	Solumedrol #2	Solumedrol #3	Solumedrol #4	Anakinra q 6 h	Discharge
Hospital Day	–14	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
WBC × 10³/mm³	6.5	11.4	10	9.6	9.3	10.3	10.4	4.7	6.9	8.6	10.5	9.1	19.5
Hemoglobin, g/dl	12	11.8	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.4	11.5	11.1	11.8	12.1	13	12.3	12.2
Platelets × 10³/mm³	201	120	109	94	55	28	35	80	116	163	231	237	309
AST, U/l	55	99	91	72	78	90	67	94	77
ALT, U/l	47	88	91	102	98	96	105	139	137
LDH, U/l	465	890	823	880	796	805	549	611	475
Fibrinogen, mg/dl		272	198	179.5	30	149	153	177	171
Ferritin, ng/ml	308	2456	2909	3481	5054	5082	4226	2156	1775	1306	1424	1125	688
CRP, mg/dl	0.22	78.16	75.17	26.93	15.99	9.57	5.52	2.29	1.14

PTA: prior to admission; WBC: white blood count; Hb: hemoglobin; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive protein.