Table 1 Clinical laboratory tests and complications of the patient
Laboratory findings, Signs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory findings | Results (Hospital admission) | Results (Hospital discharged) | Normal range |
Cerebrospinal fluid test | |||
Cerebrospinal pressure | 320 mm H2O | 220 mm H2O | 80–180 mm H2O |
Leukocyte count | 126.0 × 106/L | 2.0 × 106/L | 0–8 × 106/L |
Protein concentration | 0.92 g/L | 0.56 g/L | 0.15–0.45 g/L |
Chloride | 116 mmol/L | 124 mmol/L | 120–130 mmol/L |
Pandy test | Positive | Weakly positive | Negative |
Glucose | 2.7 mmol/L | 2.86 mmol/L | 2.5–4.4 mmol/L |
Monocytes account | 73% | / | / |
Cerebrospinal fluid culture | Negative | / | Negative |
Hemogram | |||
A white blood cell count | 16.35 × 109/L | 12.6 × 109/L | 4–10 × 109/L |
Neutrophil count | 13.25 × 109/L | 8.41 × 109/L | 1.4–7 × 109/L |
Lymphocyte count | 2.08 × 109/L | 3.1 × 109/L | 1.2–3.5 × 109/L |
Hemoglobin level | 147 g/L | 134 g/L | 110–160 g/L |
Platelet count | 300 × 109/L | 326 × 109/L | 100–300 × 109/L |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | 24.00 mm/h | 13 mm/h | 0–15 mm/h |
Blood biochemistry | |||
Albumin | 43 g/L | 43 g/L | 40–55 g/L |
Total bilirubin | 22.1 umol/L | 22.1 umol/L | 2–28 umol/L |
Glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (ALT) | 73 u/L | 41.0 u/L | 0–40 u/L |
Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (AST) | 40.5 u/L | 18.0 u/L | 0–40 u/L |
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) | 127.0 u/L | 63.0 u/L | 12–43 u/L |
Bacteriological examination | |||
Cerebrospinal fluid culture | Negative | / | Negative |
Blood culture | Negative | / | Negative |
Signs | |||
Fever | |||
Temperature on admission | 37.8 ℃ | ||
Highest temperature | 37.9 ℃ | ||
Complications | |||
A painful erythematous mass | Yes | ||
Headache | Yes | ||
Mild neck stiffness | Yes | ||
Nausea | Yes | ||
Vomiting | Yes | ||
Morbus asthenicus | Yes | ||
Poor diet and sleep | Yes | ||