NPPB and Thrombocytopenia: Laboratory tests showed mostly an increase in C-reactive protein (60.6%) and procalcitonin (27.3%), raised brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, 51.5%) and troponin (24.2%), increased D-dimer (84.4%) and interleukin-6 (18.2%), thrombocytopenia (18.2%), metabolic acidosis (15.1%), prolonged prothrombin time (6.1%), and hypoalbuminemia (9.1%).