Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis with pyogenic spondylitis: A case report

Table 1 Routine laboratory tests and bone metabolism

Project	CRP (mg/L)	ESR (mm/h)	WBC (109/L)	PCT (ng/mL)	25-OH-D (ng/mL)	PINP (ng/L)	β-CTX	OST (ng/L)	PTH (pg/mL)
Reference values	0-8	0-20	3.50-9.50	0-0.05	30-70	8.53-64.32	0.068-0.68	11-43	15-65
This case	8.43	25	4.98	0.04	12.96	62.74	1.430	22.21	12.0

Reference values were for non-pregnant lactating females. CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC: White blood cell; PCT: Procalcitonin; 25-OH-D: 25 hydroxyvitamin D; PINP: Amino-terminal propeptide of type I collagen; OST: C-telopeptide of type I collagen; PTH: Parathyroid hormone.