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Table 1 Initial admission laboratory tests from early June 2012

From: Adult-onset central nervous system hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report

Serum Test

Result

Sodium

140 mmol/L

Potassium

3.6 mmol/L

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

14 mg/dL

Creatinine

0.9 mg/dL

Glucose (non-fasting)

122 mg/dL

White blood cell count

3.7 X 10^9/L

Hemoglobin

13.9 g/dL

Hematocrit

40.9 %

Platelet count

204 X 10^9/L

Mean corpuscular volume

88 fL

Activated partial thromboplastin time

26.4 s

Prothrombin time

13.7 s

International normalized ratio

1.0

Total bilirubin

0.7 mg/dL

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

52 U/L

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

43 U/L

Alkaline Phosphatase

75 U/L

Ferritin

1456 ng/mL

Creatine Kinase

511 U/L

HIV antibody

Negative

Rapid plasma reagin (RPR)

Nonreactive

Hepatitis B Core Antibody

Negative

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

Negative

Hepatitis C Antibody

Negative

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

3 mm/hr

Anti-nuclear antibody

Positive 1:40

Anti-double stranded DNA antibody

Negative

Anti-myeloperoxidase

Negative

Anti-proteinase 3

Negative

Rheumatoid factor

Negative

Complement C3

107 mg/dL

Complement C4

20.7 mg/dL

Complement CH50

34.6 mg/dL

Angiotensin converting enzyme

73 U/L

CSF Test

Result

Red blood cells

43 X 10^6/L

White blood cells

1 X 10^6/L

Glucose

47 mg/dL

Protein

69 mg/dL

Color

Clear

Gram stain

No organisms

Bacterial culture

No growth

M. Tuberculosis Complex PCR

Negative

IgG Index

0.6

Oligoclonal bands

Multiple bands in CSF and serum