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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 10, October 2020, pages 299-302


Clinical Course of COVID-19 in Identical Twins

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Trend of inflammatory markers: (a) twin 1 and (b) twin 2.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Trend of WBC count, lymphocyte% and neutrophil%: (a) twin 1 and (b) twin 2. WBC: white blood cell.

Table

Table 1. Initial Lab Results on Admission
 
Twin 1Twin 2
BUN: blood urea nitrogen; WBCs: white blood cells; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
Glucose (mg/dL)150102
Sodium (mEq/L)135136
Chloride (mEq/L)9798
Potassium (mEq/L)3.94.2
Bicarbonate (mEq/L)24.221.5
BUN/creatinine11/0.715/1.0
Hemoglobin (g/dL)12.412.1
WBCs (103/µL)4.84.9
Neutrophil%5257
Lymphocyte%3535
Platelets (103/µL)154156
Calcium (mg/dL)98.9
Albumin (g/dL)3.43.6
BNP (pg/mL)< 510
CRP (mg/dL)11.773.66
ESR (mm/h)8770
Ferritin (ng/mL)18454
LDH (U/L)312236
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)0.050.12
ALP (U/L)8373
AST (U/L)2322
ALT (U/L)1310
Bilirubin (mg/dL)0.260.14