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Table 1 Initial investigations

From: Dengue hemorrhagic fever presenting as encephalitis: a case report

Investigation

Results

White blood cells (WBC)

12,070/mm3 (N, 90.3%; L, 7.5%)

Hemoglobin (Hb)

13.5 g/dl

Pack cell volume (PCV)

40.6%

Platelets (PLT)

189,000/mm3

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

31.5 U/L

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

30.8 U/L

Serum creatine (S. Cr)

128 umol/L

Serum albumin (Alb)

44 g/dL

Serum sodium (Na)

136 mmol/L

Serum potassium (K)

3.8 mmol/L

Magnesium (Mg)

1.07 mmol/

Corrected calcium (Ca)

2.4 mmol/L

Random blood sugar (RBS)

5.7 mmol/L

C-reactive protein (CRP)

3.9 mg/L

  1. Electrocardiography, urine full report, clotting profile, and chest X-ray were normal
  2. L lymphocytes, N neutrophils