From Neck Pain to Sarcoidosis: The Interesting Association

Table 1

The patient’s blood tests during admission.

Lab parameter	Value
Creatinine, micromol/L (62–115)	85
Calcium, mmol/L (2.08–2.65)	2.23
Albumin, g/L (32–48)	40
Aspartate transaminase, U/L (0–34)	39^∗
Alkaline phosphatase, U/L (46–116)	84
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L (120–246)	210
Leukocytes/μL (3,790–10,330)	7,100
Hemoglobin, g/dL (13.9–17.7)	15.5
Platelets/μL (166,000–389,000)	225,000
ESR, mm/hr (1–20)	13
CRP, mg/dL (0–0.5)	1
Immunoglobulin G, mg/dL (700–1700)	1560
IgG4, mg/dL (4–86)	62.7
ACE, μg/L (10–52)	103
ANA	Negative
c-ANCA	Negative
p-ANCA	Negative

Normal range values appear in brackets. Abnormal results appear in bold. ^∗Mildly elevated for years. ESR : erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP : C-reactive protein; IgG4 : immunoglobulin G4; ACE : angiotensin-converting enzyme; ANA : antinuclear antibody; c-ANCA : cytoplasmic anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody; p-ANCA : perinuclear ANCA.