Visceral disseminated varicella zoster infection: a rare cause of acute abdomen in a patient with well-controlled diabetes mellitus—a case report

Table 1 Laboratory data at the emergency department

Biochemistry	Value	Normal range	CBC / coagulopathy	Value	Normal range
TP, g/dL	8	6.5–5.8	WBC, × 10³/μL	7.8	3.9–9.8
Alb, g/dL	4.2	3.9–4.9	Neu, %	74.5	30–70
TB, mg/dL	0.6	0.2–1.2	Lymph, %	18.5	19–61
AST, IU/L	24	8–40	Mono, %	6.5	2–12
ALT, IU/L	30	8–40	Eos, %	0.5	0–8
ALP, IU/L	182	100–340	Baso, %	0	0–2
LDH, IU/L	226	124–222	RBC, × 10⁴/μL	484	350–510
Amy, IU/L	48	40–135	Hb, g/dL	14.8	11.1–15.1
BUN, mg/dL	17.1	8–20	Hct, %	41.9	33.5–45.1
Cr, mg/dL	0.62	0.4–0.8	Plt, × 10⁴/μL	16.6	13–37
CK, IU/L	42	50–170	PT, %	103,4	80–125
Na, mEq/L	137	136–148	PT-INR	0.98
K, mEq/L	3.3	3.5–5.3	APTT, %	100.6	60–110
Ca, mg/dl	9.5	8–10
Glu, mg/dl	138	70–110
CRP, mg/dl	2.13	0–0.5
HbA1c, %	6.2

CBC complete blood count, VZV varicella zoster virus, TP total protein, Alb albumin, TB total bilirubin, AST aspartic aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkalin phosphatase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Amy amylase, BUN, blood urea nitrogen, Cr creatinine, CK creatine kinase, Na sodium, K potassium, Ca calcium, Glu glucose, CRP C-reactive protein, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, WBC white blood cell, Neu neutrophil, Lymph lymphocyte, Mono monocyte, Eo eosinophil, Baso basophil, RBC red blood cell, Hb hemoglobin, Hct hamatocrit, Plt platelet, PT:prothorombin time, PT-INR prothorombin time-international normalized ratio, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time

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