Table 1: Blood test results.

White blood cell

count

C-reactive

protein

Erythrocyte

sedimentation

Case 1

10,500/mm3

(5,000-10,000/mm3)*

0.32 mg/dl

(0.5 mg/dl)*

16 mm/h

(2-20 mm/h)*

Case 2

11,000/mm3

(16,000-17,500/mm3)*

16 mg/dl

(0.97 mg/dl)*

30 mm/h

(2-20 mm/h)*

* Reference ranges for each test according to the local laboratory.