22 January 2021
: Case report 
A 64-Year-Old Man with Low Back Pain Due to Clostridium perfringens Lumbar Discitis
Unknown etiology
Harshil Bhatt1EF*, Sandeep Singh2EFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928014
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e928014
Table 1. Laboratory data.
| Laboratory test | Reference range | Day 1 | Day 8 (discharge day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| White blood cell count | 3.9–10.5 k/uL | 17.2 k/uL | 6.3 k/uL |
| Red blood cell count | 4.33–5.73 M/uL | 4.9 M/uL | 4.5 M/uL |
| Hemoglobin | 13.6–17.0 gm/dl | 14.3 gm/dl | 13.8 gm/dl |
| Hematocrit | 40.0–54.0% | 43.6% | 40.6% |
| Platelet count | 150–450 k/uL | 158 k/uL | 185 k/uL |
| Prothrombin | 10.68–13.72 seconds | 13.1 seconds | 13.2 seconds |
| INR | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| D-dimer | 0–253.5 ng/ml | 635 ng/ml | – |
| Sodium | 135–145 mmol/L | 135 mmol/L | 137 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 3.4–5.1 mmol/L | 4.5 mmol/L | 4.3 mmol/L |
| Chloride | 98–107 mmol/L | 103 mmol/L | 102 mmol/L |
| Carbon dioxide | 22–30 mmol/L | 21 mmol/L | 26 mmol/L |
| Blood urea nitrogen | 7–17 mg/dL | 10 mg/dL | 12 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.7–1.2 mg/dL | 0.7 mg/dL | 0.8 mg/dL |
| Glucose | 60–110 mg/dL | 235 mg/dL | 120 mg/dL |
| Lactic acid | 0.7–1.9 mmol/L | 3.5 mmol/L | – |
| C-reactive protein | 0.0–9.9 mg/L | 194 mg/L | 62 mg/L |
| ESR | 0–25 mm/hr | 50 mm/hr | 19 mm/hr |