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 |