From: Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity
 | Pulmonary | Hepatic | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory test Normal values | Definite/probable (N = 9) | Possible (N = 2) | Definite/probable (N = 11) | Possible (N = 16) |
Hemoglobin 135 – 175 g/L | 120(112–133) | 114.5(113–116) | 123.7 (96–180) | 124 (93–161) |
White blood cell count 4–11 × 109 /L | 10(6.4–18) | 9.7(9.6–9.8) | 8.7 (4.3–14.5) | 8.26 (3.8 – 14) |
Eosinophilia >= 0.1 × 103 /L | 2(0.1–7) | 1.95(0.3–3.6) | 1.8 (0 .1–6) | 1.5 (0 .1 – 4.7) |
ESR 0–20 mm/hr | 28.5(10 – 47) | 30.5(28–33) | 32.6 (18–47) | 23 (11–35) |
AST <40 U/L | 30.4 (14–49) | 25.5(22–29) | 32 (12–59) | 63 (14 – 432) |
Alkaline Phosphatase 30–130 u/L | 122.3(48 – 231) | 137(123–152) | 141 (62 – 461) | 168 (41 – 892) |
Total Bilirubin 3.4–17.1 umol/l | 11(4–27) | 4.5(2–7) | 15.7 (4–32) | 24.4 (3.3 – 98) |
ELISA (positives/ number tested) | 3/7 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 0/5 |