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Table 1 Laboratory and clinical data of the present case

From: Portal vein thrombosis and food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in a premature newborn with hypereosinophilia: a case report

Serum parameters

Day 1

Day 6

Day 13

Day 19

Day 33

Day 75

1 year

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.0

12.5

10.9

11.0

9.5

9.4

12.3

Hematocrit (%)

37.7

35.1

30.6

29.8

26.0

27.5

35.4

White cell count (/μL)

11,400

11,570

13,700

15,800

10,300

7800

9540

Eosinophil fraction (%)

14

16

11

24

15

7

4

Eosinophils (/μL)

1530

1800

1560

3790

1630

590

380

Platelets (/μL)

274,000

292,000

470,000

574,000

485,000

390,000

309,000

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.04

0.4

0.17

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.5

9.3

4.4

3

1.5

0.2

Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

0.8

0.1

Direct fraction (%)

40

18

36

50

53

50

AST (22–71 IU/L)

18

19

18

22

22

40

ALT (10–40 IU/L)

4

7

10

10

10

20

25(OH) VitD (ng/mL)

16.1

20.9

26.4

Sonographic findings of the LPV thrombus

1.10 × 0.60 cm-sized, hypoechoic

0.80 × 0.30 cm-sized, hypoechoic

0.65 × 0.20 cm-sized, hyperechoic

0.36 × 0.13 cm-sized, hyperechoic

Completely resolved

Clinical notes

Emesis (on day 1 only) and hematochezia (for 3 days) after MF, thereafter, NPO until day 4

No GI Sx (from day 4)

TPN (from day 2 to day 9)

BF (from day 5)

No GI Sx

BF + CHMF (from day 10)

No GI Sx

BF + CHMF

No GI Sx

BF + CHMF

Emesis and hematochezia after supervised OCMC, thereafter, recommencing CHMF

MF + CF since the successful OCMC at 6 months of age

  1. AST Aspartate transaminase, ALT Alanine transaminase, 25(OH) VitD 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, LPV Left portal vein, MF Cow’s milk-based formula feeding, NPO Nil per os, TPN Total parenteral nutrition, GI Sx Gastrointestinal symptoms, BF Breast feeding, CHMF Casein hydrolyzed milk feeding, OCMC Oral cow’s milk challenge, CF Complementary feeding