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Table 1 Serology at admission

From: Proximal muscle weakness as the sole manifestation of Cushing’s disease, misdiagnosed as dermatomyositis: a case report

Test

Value

Reference range

WBC (/L)

12.6 × 109

4.00–11.0 × 109

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.8

13–18

MCV (fL)

103.3

87 ± 7

Platelets

207,000

150,000–450,000

Total protein (g/dL)

5.6

6–8.3

Albumin (g/dL)

3.2

3.5–5.5

AST (units/L)

15

5–40

ALT (units/L)

17

7–56

Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)

131

20 to 140

Glucose

99

72–108

CPK (IU/L)

25

39–308

LDH (IU/L)

658

140–280

ESR (mm/hour)

22

0–15

CRP (mg/dL)

3

< 10

BUN (mg/dL)

12

7–20

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.9

0.6–1.2

Na (mEq/L)

140

135–145

K (mEq/L)

3.6

3.5–5.0

Calcium (mg/dL)

7.6

8.5–10.2

Phosphate (mg/dL)

2.8

2.5–4.5

C3 (g/L)

1.37

0.9–1.8

C4 (g/L)

0.2

0.1–0.4

ANA

0.17

Negative < 0.8

Anti-dsDNA

6.6

Negative < 16

Rheumatoid factor (RF) (IU/mL)

13

Up to 14

cANCA

< 2.0

Normal < 10

pANCA

< 2.0

Normal < 10

SSA-RO

2

0–5

SSB-LA

2

0–5

Anti-Sm

2

0–5

Anti-Jo1

3

0–5

Anti SCL-70

2

0–5

Anti-RNP/Sm

2

0–5

Anti-mitochondrial Ab

0.1

 < 12

  1. WBC White blood cells, MCV mean corpuscular volume, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine transaminase, CPK creatine phosphokinase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP c-reactive protein, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Na sodium, K potassium, C3 complement, C4 complement, ANA antinuclear antibody, Anti ds DNA double stranded DNA antibody, C-ANCA antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, P-ANCA perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, SSA-RO anti–sjögren's-syndrome-related antigen A autoantibody, SSB-LA anti–Sjögren’s-Syndrome-related antigen B autoantibody, Anti Sm autoantibodies to smith, Anti jo1 an anti-nuclear antibody, Anti SCL-70 anti-topoisomerase antibody seen mainly in diffuse systemic scleroderma, Anti RNP/Sm autoantibodies directed against the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein