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Table 1 Laboratory findings on admission

From: Munchausen syndrome mimicking refractory subcutaneous abscess with bacteremia, diagnosed by repetitive element sequence-based polymerase chain reaction: a case report

Hematology

Chemistry

Serology

WBC

8400

/μL

CRP

2.63

mg/dL

HIV antibody

(−)

Stab

1.0

%

ESR

44.9

mm/h

STS

(−)

Seg

41.0

%

FBS

85

mg/dL

TPHA

(−)

Ly

38.0

%

HbA1c

5.3

%

HBs antigen

(−)

Aty-ly

1.0

%

IgG

1640

mg/dL

HCV antibody

(−)

Hb

10.8

g/dL

IgA

139

mg/dL

CMV-IgM

(−)

Ht

33.4

%

IgM

424

mg/dL

CMV-IgG

(−)

Plt

414

×104/μL

IgE

7.4

IU/mL

CMV antigenemia

(−)

Chemistry

C3

152.0

mg/dL

EBV(VCA-IgM)

(−)

TP

8.1

g/dL

C4

28.8

mg/dL

EBV(VCA-IgG)

(−)

Alb

4.3

g/dL

CH50

50.9

IU/L

EBV(EBNA-IgG)

(−)

TB

0.3

mg/dL

Coagulation

ß-D glucan

(−)

AST

28

U/L

PT(INR)

1.15

 

Cryptococcus antigen

(−)

ALT

48

U/L

APTT

31.7

sec

Aspergillus antigen

(−)

ALP

339

U/L

Fib

568

mg/dL

Candida antigen

(−)

LDH

147

U/L

D-dimer

1.9

μg/mL

QFT-2G

(−)

CPK

19

U/L

Immunology

Microbiology

BUN

6.0

mg/dL

NK cell activity

normal

Blood culture

(−)

Cr

0.59

mg/dL

NADPH oxidase

normal

Rapid influenza diagnostic test

(−)

Na

139

mEq/L

Reactive oxygen species

normal

K

4.2

mEq/L

 

Cl

102

mEq/L

Ca

10.2

mEq/L

  1. Alb albumin, ALP alkaline phosphatase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, AST aspartate aminotransferase, Aty-ly Atypical lymphocytes, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Ca calcium, Cl chlorine, CMV cytomegalovirus, CPK creatine phosphokinase, Cr creatinine, CRP C-reactive protein, EBV Epstein–Barr virus, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, FBS fasting blood sugar, Fib fibrinogen, Hb hemoglobin, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, HBs hepatitis B surface, HCV hepatitis C virus, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, Ht hematocrit, INR international normalized ratio, K potassium, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Ly lymphocytes, Na sodium, NADPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, NK natural killer, Plt platelets, PT prothrombin time, QFT QuantiFERON, STS serologic test for syphilis, TB total bilirubin, TP total protein, TPHA Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay, WBC white blood cells