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Table 1 Investigations

From: Cavitatory necrotising pneumonia with extrapulmonary multi-systemic involvement — a rare presentation of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae

 

Reference value

Day of illness — 7

Day of illness — 12

Day of illness — 15

Day of illness — 25

Haemoglobin

11.3–14.2 g/dL

7.1

6.8

8

9.2

WBC

5500–15,500

3300

28,000

21,000

10,200

Platelet

150,000–450,000

216,000

18,000

32,000

185,000

ESR

0–30 mm/h

35

 

100

20

CRP

1–3 mg/L

29.5

70

74

3

SGOT/PT

13–35/5–45 U/L

95.5/62.7

40/24

36/23

42/24

Dengue NS1/IgM

 

Negative

   

Leptospira IgM

 

Negative

   

Widal

 

Negative

   

Blood culture

 

No growth

 

No growth

 

PT/INR

11–13.5 s/0.8–1.2

  

12.6/1.03

 

Direct Coomb’s test

   

4 + 

3 + 

Sputum culture

  

No growth

  

Sputum CBNAAT

  

Negative

  

Mycoplasma IgM

   

33 ng/dL