Table 2

Findings of laboratory investigations during acute and chronic stages of chronic fatigue syndrome

Investigation	Acute stage					Chronic fatigue
Investigation	D3	D5	D6	D14	D17	3 weeks	3 months	6 months	1 year
White cell (10³/cumm)	6.4	10.5	15	7.0	6.8	8.5	8.4	9.2	8.8
Platelet (10³/cumm)	256	120	48	154	452	425	325	258	256
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	12.1	14.2	8.2	11.2	12	12.1	11.8	12	11.4
ALT (U/L)	48	254	284	64	44	42	40	38	28
AST (U/L)	52	325	387	72	42	50	48	40	20

ALT, Alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase.