CRP and Thrombocytopenia: Over the next 5 d, fevers up to 39.8 °C continued, with worsening thrombocytopenia (28 × 109 cells per liter) and increasing inflammatory markers (CRP, 317 mg L−1; LDH, 849 U L−1), including significantly elevated ferritin (6,010 μg L−1 (normal range, 18–464 μg L−1)) (Fig. 1b).