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Table 1 Results of laboratory examination at diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

From: A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a post-kidney transplant patient with improvement after discontinuation of immunosuppressive drugs and combination therapy with mefloquine and mirtazapine

Complete blood (cell) count

Cerebrospinal fluid test

WBC

5500/µL

Appearance

Clear

Segmented neutrophils

80%

Cell count

1/μL

Lymphocytes

9.0%

Polymorphs

100%

Monocytes

10%

Protein

43 mg/dL

Eosinophils

1.0%

Glucose

51 mg/L

Hemoglobin

6.7 g/dL

Oligoclonal band

(–)

Platelets

30.8 × 104/μL

Culture

Negative

Biochemistry and infection

JCV DNA quantification

8825 copies/mL

Total Protein

5.3 g/dL

  

Albumin

3.0 g/dL

  

BUN

54 mg/dL

  

Creatinine

4.9 mg/dL

  

Glucose

107 mg/dL

  

AST

13 U/L

  

ALT

8 U/L

  

LDH

123 U/L

  

CRP

2.12 mg/dL

  

IgG

599 mg/dL

  

sIL-2R

1845 U/mL

  

HIV (Ag/Ab) /CLIA

Negative

  
  1. WBC: white blood cell; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CRP: C-reactive protein; sIL-2R: soluble interleukin-2 receptor; HIV (Ag/Ab): human immunodeficiency virus (antigen/antibody); JCV: JC virus; DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
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