NPPB and Thrombocytopenia: Laboratory tests showed increase in C-reactive protein (68.8%) more than in procalcitonin (18.8%), elevated ferritin (56.2%), raised brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, 40.6%) and troponin (34.3%), increased D-dimer (46.9%) and interleukin-6 (21.8%), hypoalbuminemia (34.3%), and thrombocytopenia (15.7%).