Unusual Early Recovery of a Critical COVID-19 Patient After Administration of Intravenous Vitamin C

25 July 2020: Articles

Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Hafiz Muhammad Waqas Khan ^A , Niraj Parikh ^A , Shady Maher Megala ^A , George Silviu Predeteanu ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925521

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925521

Table 1. Laboratory data showing various markers and their trends on hospital days 1, 6, 10, and 16.

Measure	Reference range	Day 1	Day 6	Day 10	Day 16
White cell count	4.5–11×10/µL	8.60	6.97	5.93	4.75
Red cell count	4.25–5.49×10/µL	3.36	3.22	3.05	3.03
Hemoglobin	12–15.7 g/dL	9.5	9.0L	8.3	8.3
Hematocrit	34.9–46.9%	30.2	29.8	27.7	27.3
Platelet count	140–440×10/µL	323	322	346	379
Glucose	70–105 mg/dL	116	94	106	100
Blood urea nitrogen	7–22 mg/dL	15	31	17	9
Serum creatinine	0.5–1.5 mg/dL	0.77	1.16	0.66	0.63
Sodium	134–145 mmol/L	132	140	142	138
Potassium	3.5–5.1 mmol/L	3.2	4.4	3.8	4.0
Chloride	98–112 mmol/L	94	101	103	104
Carbon dioxide	24–30 mmol/liter	26	29	26	28
pH arterial	7.35–7.45	7.465	7.355	7.493	–
pCO arterial	35–45 mmHg	44.6	52.1	40.2	–
pO arterial	80–100 mmHg	94.7	167.7	77.1	–
Bicarbonate arterial	22–26 mmol/L	31.4	30.4	30.2	–
Total protein	6–8 g/dL	–	7.4	–	–
Albumin	3.5–5.0 g/dL	–	1.9	–	–
Total bilirubin	0.2–1.3 mg/dL	–	0.5	–	–
Alanine aminotransferase	7–56 U/L	–	18	–	–
Aspartate aminotransferase	8–40 U/L	–	37	–	–
Alkaline phosphatase	39–117 U/L	–	106	–	–
Total creatine kinase	35–230 U/L	–	50	–	–
Ferritin	10–291 ng/mL	–	767.2	–	–
Fibrinogen	200–400 mg/dL	–	488	–	–
Venous lactic acid	0.5–2.0 mmol/L	–	1.3	–	–
Lactate dehydrogenase	100–225 U/L	–	312	–	–
Procalcitonin	0.02–0.09 ng/mL	–	0.06	–	–
Interleukin-6		–	52	–	–
Prothrombin time	9.5–12 seconds	10.2	–	–	–
International normalized ratio	0.88–1.11	0.99	–	–	–
Partial thromboplastin time	23–31 seconds	27.3