The age, course of disease, incidence of fever, weight loss, cough and shortness of breath, pulmonary infection, hypothyroidism, hydronephrosis and kidney stone, swelling rate of small vascular endothelial cells, consolidation shadows, C-reactive protein and thyroid stimulating hormone in EF-PE group were higher than those in EF group, while free triiodothyronine and thyroxine were lower than those in EF group. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and hydronephrosis.