13 September 2022: Articles
A Challenging Case of Meningitis in a 64-Year-Old Woman Who Presented with Symptoms of Cerebellar Hemorrhage
Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Akinori Sasaki A , Masao Horiuchi A , Eiji Hiraoka A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937139
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937139
Table 1. Laboratory findings on admission.
| Complete blood count | ||
|---|---|---|
| WBC | 21 600 | /mm |
| Neutrophil | 92.0 | % |
| Hemoglobin | 13.6 | g/dL |
| Platelet | 31.6 | ×10 μL |
| WBC – white blood cell; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; CK – creatine kinase; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; CRP – C-reactive protein; INR – international normalized ratio of prothrombin time; APTT – activated partial thromboplastin time. | ||
| Serum chemistries | ||
| AST | 19 | IU/L |
| ALT | 28 | IU/L |
| LDH | 242 | IU/L |
| Tot protein | 7.9 | g/dL |
| Albumin | 3.6 | g/dL |
| CK | 76 | IU/L |
| Creatinine | 0.40 | mg/dL |
| BUN | 12.7 | mg/dL |
| glucose | 468 | mg/dL |
| HbA1c | 16.2 | % |
| Na | 132 | mEq/L |
| K | 4.2 | mEq/L |
| Cl | 97 | mEq/L |
| CRP | 0.09 | mg/dL |
| PT-INR | 0.95 | |
| APTT | 26.4 | Sec |
| WBC – white blood cell; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; CK – creatine kinase; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; CRP – C-reactive protein; INR – international normalized ratio of prothrombin time; APTT – activated partial thromboplastin time. | ||