CRP and acute kidney injury: Laboratory investigations demonstrated raised inflammatory markers (white cell count 13.3 × 109/L, neutrophils 12.4 × 109/L, CRP 345 mg/L), acute kidney injury (AKI) (urea 18.8 mmol/L, creatinine 224 μmol/L), thrombocytopenia (platelet count 17 × 109/L), mild derangement in coagulation (INR 1.4) and mild liver dysfunction.