15 October 2022
: Case report 
Case of Secondary Syphilis with Mucocutaneous, Articular, and Pulmonary Involvement in a 74-Year-Old Moroccan Man
Challenging differential diagnosis
Ahmed Mougui1ABCDEF*, Zineb Baba1EF, Imane El Bouchti1ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937513
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937513
Table 1. Summary of laboratory findings on admission.
| Laboratory test | Result | Normal values |
|---|---|---|
| hemoglobin | 11 g/dl | 13-17 g/dl |
| Leukocytes | 4360/mm | 4000-10000/mm |
| neutrophils | 2500/mm | 2000-7500/mm |
| Lymphocytes | 1700/mm | 1500-4000/mm |
| Platelets | 242000/mm | 150000-450000/mm |
| CRP | 172 mg/l | 0-5 mg/l |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 119 mm/hour | 0-10 mm/hour |
| Creatinine | 6.9 mg/l | 7-12 mg/l |
| Urea | 0.25 g/l | 0.25-0.48 g/l |
| Uricemia | 40 mg/l | 34-60 mg/l |
| AST | 15 U/L | 10-50 U/L |
| ALT | 7 U/L | 10-41 U/L |
| GGT | 40 U/L | 10-71 U/L |
| ALP | 105 U/L | 40-129 U/L |
| Glucose | 0.95 g/l | 0.70-1.09 g/l |
| Sodium | 137 mmol/l | 135-145 mmol/l |
| Potassium | 3,9 mmol/l | 3.5-4.5 mmol/l |
| Calcium | 89 mg/l | 88-102 mg/l |
| Albumine | 29 g/l | 32-45 g/l |
| PSA | 0.3 ng/l | 0-4 ng/l |
| ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP – C reactive protein; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; GGT – Gamma glutamyl transferase; ALP – alkaline phosphatase; PSA – prostate specific antigen. | ||