25 May 2026
: Case report 
Bilateral Congenital Chylothorax With Neonatal Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Sepsis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges: A Case Report
Unknown etiology, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care
Leon B. Hajdari ABEF 1, Melihate Çekaj BCD 2*, Bese R. Morina DG 1, Vlere R. Morina DE 1DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952519
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952519
Table 1 Serial complete blood count parameters across different days of life (DOL).
| Parameter | Reference range | DOL 2 | DOL 4 | DOL 10 | DOL 17 | DOL 29 | DOL 31 | DOL 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC×10/mm | 3.8–5.8 | 4.01 | 4.23 | 2.63 | 1.84 | 3.32 | 2.39 | 4.78 |
| HCT% | 35–50 | 38.8 | 39.9 | 24 | 16.6 | 29.1 | 21 | 38.6 |
| HGB g/dL | 11–16.5 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 14.2 |
| WBC×10/mm | 3.5–10 | 9 | 9.6 | 15.1 | 19.7 | 21.9 | 25.6 | 8.8 |
| Granulocytes% | 43–76 | 67.1 | 62.6 | 58.1 | 74.2 | 81.6 | 86.8 | 65.6 |
| Lymphocytes% | 17–48 | 18.1 | 24 | 29.3 | 18 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 24.3 |
| Monocytes% | 4.0–10.0 | 14.8 | 14 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 10.1 |
| RBC – red blood cells; HCT – hematocrit; HGB – hemoglobin; WBC – white blood cell. | ||||||||