Table 4: Shows laboratory data of patient with blastomycosis.
|
Lab Value |
Our patient |
Reference range |
|
Beta glucan |
38 |
< 80 pg/mL |
|
Aspergillus galactomannan |
0.033 |
< 0.5 |
|
Histoplasma Antibody |
< 1.8 |
< 1.8 |
|
Aspergillus Antibody |
< 1.8 |
< 1.8 |
|
Coccidioides Antibody |
< 1.2 |
< 1.2 |
|
Blastomyces Antibody |
7.9 |
< = 0.9 IV |
|
Quantiferon TB Gold plus |
Negative |
Negative |
|
Blood culture |
NGTD |
|
|
HIV 1/2 Screen |
Non-reactive |
Non- reactive |
|
Left breast fluid culture |
Blastomyces dermatitidis |
|
|
Lumbar Puncture |
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|
Color |
Colorless |
Colorless |
|
RBC Count |
10 |
0 uL |
|
Total nucleated cells |
1 |
0-5 uL |
|
Differential |
Too few to count |
|
|
Glucose |
55 |
41-70 mg/dL |
|
Protein |
28 |
15-45 mg/dL |
|
Arthrocentesis |
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|
RBC count |
51000 |
uL |
|
Total nucleated cell |
6323 |
uL |
|
Interpretation |
Moderate Blood, acute inflammation, No organisms |
|