A case of thymoma-associated multiorgan autoimmunity including polymyositis and myocarditis

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Changes in blood test data

Blood test (units, normal range)	3 Weeks before admission	Day 1 (admission to the hospital)	Day 6 (admission to the ICU)	Day 9 (7 days after ICU admission)	Day 13 (7 days after ICU admission)
WBC (× 1000/μL, 5.0–8.0)	10.3	13.0	12.1	11.3	9.7
CRP (mg/dL, ≤ 0.3)	2.63	14.7	12.58	2.38	2.51
AST (U/L, 13–33)	33	268	351	67	19
ALT (U/L, 6–27)	19	145	311	208	55
LDH (U/L, 119–229)	292	1015	1587	922	352
CK (U/L, 45–163)	118	–	3098	229	66
CKMB (U/L, ≤ 25)	–	–	257	52	21
BNP (pg/mL, ≤ 18.4)	–	–	92.7	216.2	37.4
Anti-AChR antibody (nmol/L: ≤ 0.2)	23	13	–	–	–

ICU intensive-care unit, WBC white blood cell counts, CRP C-reactive protein, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CK creatine kinase, CKMB creatine kinase–myoglobin binding, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, anti-AChR antibody anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody