Efficacy of thalidomide in a girl with inflammatory calcinosis, a severe complication of juvenile dermatomyositis

Table 1 Laboratory findings of the patient.

	2001	2006
	During inflammatory calcinosis	Before thalidomide (inacitive phase)	3 months	12 months
WBC (μL)	27,300	7,100	6,400	5,200
Hb (g/dL)	11.6	11.3	9.5	12.7
Platelets (×10⁴/μL)	24.7	24.6	35.7	35.7
ESR (mm/h)	27	17	3	4
FDP-E (ng/mL)	225	237	95	85
AST (U/L)	20
ALT (U/L)	7
LDH (U/L)	271
CRP (mg/dL)	21.0	0.2	0.1	0.4
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	nd	251	74	93
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	nd	121	145	156
IgG (mg/dL)	nd	2,056	813	916

The levels of FDP-E, IgG, and triglycerides were all elevated before thalidomide gradually reduced them to the normal range.

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