Clostridium perfringens infection after transarterial chemoembolization for large hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 1 Laboratory results in this patient

	Baseline	Days after TACE						Follow-up
		1st	2nd	3rd	8th	13rd	21st	38th
Date	27/7/2013	30/7/2013	1/8/2013	2/8/2013	6/8/2013	11/8/2013	19/8/2013	5/9/2013	11/10/2013
TB (μmol/L)	27.4	44.4		323	84.8	54.4	25	34.4	37.8
DB (μmol/L)	10.9	14.6		209	65.7	37.4	18.6	18.7	24.3
ALB (g/L)	31	35		27	27	29	30	32	31
ALT (U/L)	145	1652		2312	261	82	45	62	53
AST (U/L)	113	787		1953	120	73	68	75	87
UA	362	454		393	229	201	230
BUN (mmol/L)	5.4	5.7		17.8	15	10.8	10.2	8.5	7.9
Cr (μmol/L)	81	75		152	153	123	119		109
Glucose(mmol/L)	4.7	9		9.6	9.9	8.7	5.2
K+ (mmol/L)	4.7	4.1		3.8	3.4	3.4	3.9
PT (s)	10.4	11.6		17	14.9	13.4	11.8		12.6
D-Dimer (mg/L)	2.39	2.13		4.46	8.72	8.68	4.58	3.56
INR	0.91	1.02		1.48	1.31	1.17	1.03		1.1
RBC (1012/L)	4.46	4.79	4.7	3.68	2.72	2.47	2.63	3.29	3.6
HEMO (g/L)	140	153	148	118	87	76	83	101	111
PLT (109/L)	201	154	120	128	81	158	192	264	294
WBC(109/L)	3.82	7.96	6.1	11.52	4.38	4.76	3.89	4.59	7.67
NEU%	64.2	90.1	84.4	92.7	85.6	82.4	68.1	69.9	84.5
CPR (mg/L)			65.9	128.9	89.6		56
PCT (ng/mL)	0.35	0.39	1.72	51.61	13.39	2.52	0.95	0.697
AFP (ng/mL)	36895	37104		24962	11129	10069	13310	38935	> 60500
Blood culture1			+			-
Urine RBC2	-		+/-	+/-	-
Urine-bilirubin			+	+	-
Urinary-protein			+	+	+/-

¹Blood culture was positive on the 2^nd day after TACE;

²RBC detected in urine samples was non-uniform. TB: Total bilirubin; DB: Direct bilirubin; TACE: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; ALB: Albumin; ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; UA: Uric acid; BUN: Usea nitrogen; Cr: Creatinine; K⁺: Potassium ion; PT: Prothrombin time; INR: International normalized ratio; RBC: Red blood cell; HEMO: Hemoglobin; PLT: Platelet; WBC: White blood cell; NEU%: Neutrophils percentage; CPR: C reactive protein; PCT: Procalcitonin; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.