CRP and Ito hypomelanosis: Significant differences were observed between the IPA and non-IPA groups for CRP (median 10.49 mg/L vs. 1.08 mg/L, p<0.01), ESR (median 69.0 mm/h vs. 20.0 mm/h, p<0.01), PCT (median 0.29 ng/mL vs. 0.12 ng/mL, p=0.016), LDH (median 234.1 U/L vs. 173.7 U/L, p<0.01), and CER (median 0.35 g/L vs. 0.28 g/L, p=0.023).