Table 2 Laboratory features of patients presenting with chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis

Leukocytes (/μl)

8,324 (8,150)

8,041 (7,770)

8,127 (8,270)

7,734 (7,575)

7,581 (7,430)

7,961 (7,779)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/first hour)

28 (24)

15^a (11)

11^a (10)

13^a (10)

12^a (10)

28 (10)

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

2.4 (1.4)

0.1^a (0.0)

0.3^a (0.0)

0.3^a (0.0)

0.2^a (0.0)

0.7^a (0.0)

Ferritin (μg/l)

54 (37)

35^a (32)

31^a (27)

29^a (26)

31^a (22)

36^a (27)