Rituximab therapy for primary glomerulonephritis: Report on two cases

Table 1 Blood chemistries at presentation and over follow-up (patient 1)

	Admission	Discharge	Middle follow-up	Final follow-up
Creatinine (0.5-1.2, mg/dL)	2.8	1.59	1.76	0.8
Blood urea nitrogen (8-20, mg/dL)	147	104	86	85
AST (5-32, IU/L)	12	24	27	23
ALT (5-31, IU/L)	9	43	39	7
γGT (5-36, IU/L)	12	44	41	69
Cholinesterasis (5300-12900, IU/L)	3833	2160	2920	3173
Total bilirubin (0.2-1.1, mg/dL)	0.2	0.25	0.22	0.23
Direct bilirubin (0-0.3, mg/dL)	0.09	0.07	0.08	0.16
Total protein (6.6-8.7, g/dL)	3.9	4.6	4.6	4.5
Albumin (3.4-4.8, g/dL)	2.4	3	2.5	3
Prothrombin time (0.88-1.16)	1.08	1.07	1.06	1.08
Partial thromboplastin time (0.85-1.18)	1.01	1	1.03	1.19
C3 (90-180)	20	56	59	99
C4 (10-40)	0	1	3	2
Cryoglobulins	Present	Absent	Absent	Present
Leucocytes (4.8-10.8, 103/mmc)	10670	3440	3400	3730
Hemoglobin (12-16, g/dL)	10.8	9.7	10.2	10.5
Platelets (130-400, 103/mmc)	313000	159000	153000	73000

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; γGT: Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.