Table 1 Laboratory findings during first hospitalization (1), on admission to the Department of Allergology and Pneumonology (2), 3rd day after admission (3), after introduction of antifungal therapy (4), on discharge (5), on follow-up visit after first month of treatment (6)
From: Histoplasmosis in an elderly Polish tourist – a case report
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRP (mg/l) | 29 | 25 | 41.1 | 27.9 | 0.73 | 0.61 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.82 | 0.7 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 1.07 |
Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.6 | 0.78 | 0.54 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.48 |
ALT (U/l) | 25 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 53 | 38 |
AST (U/l) | 13 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 17 |
GGTP (U/l) | 80 | 103 | 86 | 51 | 101 | 85 |
D-dimer (μg/l) | 902 | 551 | ||||
LDH (U/l) | 317 | 269 | ||||
ALP (U/l) | 55 | 77 | 67 | 37 | 49 | 52 |
Na (mmol/l) | 136 | 133 | 137 | 140 | 138 | 136 |
K (mmol/l) | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Hb (g/dl) | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 13.8 |
WBC (G/l) | 7.37 | 7.28 | 7.98 | 10.61 | 8.82 | 6.91 |
GRAN (G/l) | 5.57 | 5.68 | 5.51 | 8.68 | 4.85 | 4.29 |
LYMP(G/l) | 0.94 | 0.75 | 1.48 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 1.47 |
PLT (G/l) | 207 | 224 | 271 | 134 | 160 | 166 |
pH | 7.43 | 7.44 | 7.43 | 7.46 | 7.38 | 7.46 |
pCO2 (mmHg) | 34.9 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 34.0 | 32.8 | 31.6 |
pO2 (mmHg) | 79.9 | 73.6 | 44.5 | 61.6 | 66.5 | 68.7 |
Blood culture | Negative | negative | ||||
Sputum culture | normal flora | |||||
Aspergillus galactomannan | negative | |||||
Candida mannan | negative | |||||
Pneumocystic jiroveci – direct IF | negative | |||||
HIV | negative | |||||
CMV antigen pp65 | negative | |||||
ANA-Hep2 | negative | |||||
(2) | BAL cytology: macrophages – 52%; neutrophils – 8%; lymphocytes – 35%; monocytes – 3%; eosinophils – 2% | |||||