27 May 2021
: Case report 
Toxocariasis-Associated Acute Perimyocarditis with Cardiogenic Shock: A Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Se-Jin Park1E, Chae-Won Jang2B, Yong-Kyun Kim2B, Young-Hoon Seo2BD, Ki-Hong Kim1AE, Taek-Geun Kwon2BD, Jang-Ho Bae2AE*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930573
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930573
Table 1. Results of initial laboratory tests at admission.
| White blood cells (per μL) | 24 500 (3500~10 500) |
| Segment neutrophils (%) | 46 (40~60) |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 11 (20~40) |
| Monocytes (%) | 2 (2~8) |
| Eosinophils (%) | 40 (1~4) |
| Hemoglobin (%) | 14.6 (12.1~15.1) |
| Hematocrit (%) | 45.5 (36.1~44.3) |
| Platelets (per μL) | 294 000 (150 000~450 000) |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 21.8 (6~20) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.6 (0.6~1.3) |
| AST (IU/L) | 35.0 (10~40) |
| ALT (IU/L) | 20.0 (10~40) |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.7 (<1.0) |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 133 (135~147) |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.9 (3.5~5.5) |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | 99.5 (98~106) |
| ESR (mm/h) | 16.0 (0~20) |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.5 (<3.0) |
| CK-MB (ng/mL) | 27.6 (<5.0) |
| hs cardiac troponin T (ng/mL) | 1.2 (<0.04) |
| ALT – alanine aminotransferase; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; CK-MB – creatinine kinase-MB; CRP – C-reactive protein; ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs – high-sensitive. | |