Table 1 represents age, fever, and the laboratory findings of the patients with and without ocular involvement. Mean neutrophil count, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, CRP, PCT, and ESR levels were significantly higher in patients with ocular involvement; whereas, mean lymphocyte count was significantly lower. No significant difference was observed between patients with and without ocular involvement regarding mean monocyte count, LDH, CK, and d-dimer levels.
Table 1 Age, fever, and the laboratory findings of the patients with and without ocular involvement
Patients with ocular involvement (n = 20) Patients without ocular involvement (n = 73) P value
Age (years) 60.7 ± 19.8 33.6 ± 18.6 <0.001*
Fever over 37.3 °C (n) 12 (60.0%) 8 (11.0%) 0.006*
Neutrophil (/mm3) 6453.0 ± 4856.7 3662.2 ± 2132.3 0.001*
Lymphocyte (/mm3) 1368.0 ± 680.2 2246.5 ± 1173.3 0.001*
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio 7.5 ± 11.5 2.3 ± 2.8 <0.001*
Monocyte (/mm3) 471.5 ± 194.4 480.8 ± 207.5 0.918
CRP (mg/L) 55.4 ± 48.6 6.1 ± 8.8 <0.001*
PCT (μg/L) 0.30 ± 0.47 0.08 ± 0.11 0.001*
ESR (mm/hr) 42.7 ± 20.6 15.1 ± 13.3 <0.001*
LDH (U/L) 308.6 ± 132.8 242.1 ± 97.6 0.094
CK (U/L) 109.7 ± 105.9 110.1 ± 97.9 0.389
d-dimer (μg/L) 1314.2 ± 611.3 789.9 ± 658.4 0.492
CRP C-reactive protein, PCT pro-calcitonin, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CK creatine kinase
*Statistically significant