“Pseudotumoral” hepatic pattern in acute alcoholic hepatitis: A case report

Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of the patient

Parameters (reference value)	August 9, 2007	November 22, 2007	November 12, 2008
Haemoglobin (g/dL) (13-16)	12.7	12.2	12
MCV (fL) (84-94)	86	86	82
White blood count (× 103) (5.5-8.5)	9.7	8	5.3
Platelets count (× 103) (150-350)	119	102	184
PT (%)/INR (70-100/1.0-1.2)	54/1.3	90/1.2	94/1.1
PCR (mg/dL) (< 0.5)	1.8	0.6	0.4
Total/direct bilirubin (mg/dL) (1.1/0.8)	11.9/-	4.5/2.2	1.3/0.9
AST/ALT (IU/L) (< 35)	318/73	70/36	32/28
GGT (IU/L) (< 50)	1.309	150	46
Serum iron (mcg/dL) (70-170)	212	-	141
Transferrin (mg/dL) (200-400)	183	-	293
Ferritin (ng/mL) (400-220)	2.78	665	213

Patient’s main laboratory test at enrolment (left column), 2 mo after complete alcohol withdrawal (central column) and at last control 1 year later (right column). MCV: Mean corpuscular value; PT: Prothrombin time; INR: International normalized ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: γ-glutamyltransferase.