29 September 2021
: Case report 
Lemierre’s Syndrome in an Elderly Female Patient with Polycythemia Vera: Does Polycythemia Vera Predispose to Lemierre’s Syndrome?
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Sanchit V. Kundal1ABCDEF*, Jasmine Lee2BDEF, Mazin Khalid3DEF, Jacob Shani3DEF, Gerald M. Hollander3DEF, Zhou Ping1EF, Chun Maung2EF, Vijay S. Shetty1DEFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933587
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933587
Table 1. BMP and CBC results for patient with reference values.
| Lab test | Result | Reference range |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 131 | 135–149 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 4.5 | 3.4–4.8 mmol/L |
| Chloride | 98 | 93–105 mmol/L |
| CO2 | 27 | 23–32 mmol/L |
| Glucose | 95 | 59–140 mg/dL |
| BUN | 11.14 | 7–21 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 0.9 | 0.3–1.1 mg/dL |
| Calcium | 8.6 | 8.2–10.1 mg/dL |
| Anion gap | 6 | 3–11 mmol/L |
| PT | 14 | 10.5–12.8 s |
| PTT | 30.5 | 24.5–32.3 s |
| WBC | 21.5 | 4.8–10.8 K/UL |
| RBC | 7.15 | 4.20–5.40 M/DL |
| HGB | 13.9 | 12.0–16.0 GM/DL |
| HCT | 48.1 | 37.0–47.0% |
| MCV | 67.3 | 81.0–99.0 FL |
| MCH | 19.4 | 27.0–31.0 PG |
| MCHC | 28.9 | 33.0–37.0% |
| RDW | 21.1 | 11.4–16.4% |
| Platelet count | 381 | 150–450 K/UL |
| Neutrophil count | 81.1 | 37.9–70.5% |
| Lymphocyte count | 7.4 | 19.8–47.7% |
| Monocyte count | 6.6 | 2.7–11.7% |
| Eosinophil count | 2.1 | 0.3–5.9% |
| Basophil count | 2 | 0.1–2.4% |
| BUN – blood urea nitrogen; PT – prothrombin time; PTT – partial thromboplastin time; WBC – total white blood cell count; RBC – total red blood cell count; HGB – hemoglobin count; HCT – hematocrit; MCV – mean corpuscular volume; MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC – mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW – red cell distribution width. | ||