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Table 1 Lab results of the case

From: Necrotising pneumonia caused by Curvularia hawaiiensis (syn. Bipolaris hawaiiensis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis coinfection in a patient with ascariasis: a case report and review

White blood cell count

Normal range

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

23/11

24/11

26/11

27/11

28/11

30/11

12/21

04/22

Leucocytes u/L

4.8–10.8

6.4

4.39

4.9

14.12

13.32

10.02

5.76

4.32

Neutrophils u/L

2.06–7.02

4.65

3.0

2.41

12.77

10.23

6.44

3.35

1.58

Lymphocytes u/L

0.98–4.91

1.07

0.89

1.77

0.97

2.25

2.91

1.58

2.18

Monocytes u/L

0.09–0.97

0.58

0.36

0.5

0.34

0.79

0.87

0.59

0.38

Eosinophils u/L

0.05–0.54

0.03

0.09

0.17

0

0.02

0.21

0.17

0.12

Neutrophils %

43.0–65.0

72.6

68

49.2

90.4

76.8

64.2

58.2

36.5

Lymphocytes %

20.5–45.5

16.7

20.3

36,1

6.9

16.9

20.1

27.4

50.5

Monocytes %

1.9–9.0

9.1

8.2

10.2

2.4

5.9

8.7

10.2

8.8

Eosinophils %

1.0–5.0

0.5

2.1

3.5

0

0.2

2.1

3.0

2.8

Haemoglobin g/dL

12.1–16.2

8.7

8.4

8.3

10.6

9.5

10.9

12.6

13.9

Hematocrit %

40.0–51.0

29.4

28,1

28

32.5

28.4

35.7

41.1

44.4

Mean corpuscular volumen fL

80.0–100.0

79.7

79.6

79.5

78.7

77.4

79.7

80.0

79.9

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin pg

27.0–31.0

23.6

23.8

23.6

25.7

25.9

24.3

24.5

25

Platelet count

100.000–500.00

441

433

509

466

494

646

438

297

Reticulocytes %

 

0.95

0

0

   

0

0

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

0.0–10.0

107

       

Serology

         

 C-Reactive Protein (CRP) mg/L

0.0–5.0

168.28

 

174.79

 

139.28

177.18

  

 Procalcitonin (PCT) ng/mL

2.0

0.28

       

 Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH) U/L

135.0–250.0

282

       

 d Dimer ug/mL

0.0–0.5

 > 5.0

       

 Ferritin ng/mL

13.0–150.0

814.9

       

 Iron ug/dL

37.0–147.0

18

       

Blood chemistry tests

         

 Creatinine mg/dL

0.5–0.9

0.63

  

0.51

    

 Total protein g/dL

6.4–8.3

7.23

       

 Albumin g/dL

3.4–4.8

3.18

       

 Globulin g/dL

2.1–3.2

4.05

       

 Total Bilirubin mg/dL

0.0–1.1

0.31

       

 Direct Bilirubin mg/dL

0.0–0.3

0.17

       

 Indirect Bilirubin mg/dL

0.0–7.0

0.15

       

Liver enzymes

         

 AST U/L

0.0–32.0

16.2

     

18.5

25.3

 ALT U/L

0.0–33.0

13.2

     

11

13.7

Coagulation profile

         

 TP seg

 

13.8

       

 TTP seg

 

33.3

       

 INR

 

1.31

       

Lipid profile

         

 Total cholesterol mg/dL

 

102

       

Electrolytes

         

 Sodium mmol/L

136.0–145.0

   

135

140

   

 Potassium mmol/L

3.5–5.5

   

4.3

4.4

   

Hormones

         

 Thyroid stimulating hormone UI/mL

0.51–4.3

 

1.95

      

Pleural fluid

         

 Leucocytes u/mm3

 

581

       

 Red blood cells u/mm3

 

2490

       

 Mononuclear %

 

97

       

 Polymorphonuclear %

 

3

       

 Glucose mg/dL

 

50.1

       

 Protein g/dL

 

5.6

       

 Cholesterol mg/dL

 

60.4

       

 DHL U/L

 

735