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Table 2 Laboratory findings of five cases with orbital mucormycosis

From: Orbital mucormycosis in immunocompetent children; review of risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment approach

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

WBC (X103)

9.7

12.2

33.1

10.8

17.3

Hb (mg/dl)

12.7

10.2

11.3

9.9

10.9

Plt (X103)

392

476

640

500

383

BUN/Cr (mg/dl)

6/0.4

5/0.4

12/0.5

6/0.4

15/0.5

Na (mg/dl)

136

141

141

138

142

K (mg/dl)

4.5

5

4.6

4.6

5.3

ESR

41

21

31

22

64

CRP

18

7

> 150

4

1

Serum immunoglobulin levels1

Nla

Nla

Nla

Nla

Nla

Dihydrorhodamine (DHR) test

93

130

167

117

90

Peripheral blood flow cytometry2

 CD3

68%

56%

86%

72%

59%

 CD4

37%

33%

55%

39%

37%

 CD8

30%

21%

28%

25%

14%

 CD16

10%

5%

5%

4%

13%

 CD19

22%

42%

15%

23%

28%

 CD20

22%

39%

15%

23%

28%

 CD56

10%

5%

5%

4%

13%

Interferon Gamma receptor

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

KOH

Non-septate broad hyphae

Non-septate broad hyphae

Non-septate broad hyphae

Non-septate broad hyphae

Non-septate broad hyphae

Culture3

Negative

Positive

Positive

Negative

Negative

Mucormycosis PCR4

Positive

Negative

Negative

Positive

Positive

Microscopic examination by (H&E) staining

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

  1. WBC White blood cell count, Hb Hemoglobin, Plt platelet count, BUN/Cr blood urea nitrogen/creatinine, Na serum sodium, K serum potassium, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, H&E Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining
  2. 1Including serum IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgE levels
  3. 2Immunophenotyping of the patient’s peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) Including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD19, CD20, and CD56
  4. 3All isolates were cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar
  5. 4Nested PCR was performed with set of primer for Mucormycosis (as authors described previously reference [12])
  6. aWithin normal limits for age