Diagnostic Value of Radioisotope Cisternography Using 111In-DTPA in a Patient with Rhinorrhea and Purulent Meningitis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Reference Range, Adults | On Admission | Follow-Up * |
---|---|---|---|
Hematocrit (%) | 36–46 | 47 | 41 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12–16 | 15.9 | 14.1 |
White cell count (×109/L) | 4.0–10 | 26 | 13 |
Differential count (×109/L) | |||
Neutrophils | 1.4–6.5 | 24.12 | 11.39 |
Lymphocytes | 1.5–4.0 | 0.67 | 0.8 |
Monocytes | 0.25–0.6 | 1.1 | 1.02 |
Eosinophils | 0.05–0.25 | 0.03 | 0.0 |
Platelet count (×109/L) | 150–400 | 238 | 274 |
Prothrombin–time international normalized ratio | 0.85–1.15 | 1.19 | 1.07 |
Fibrinogen (g/L) | 1.8–3.5 | 10.4 | 1.9 |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | <5 | 391 | 8.45 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 2.8–7.2 | 6.86 | 5.37 |
Creatinine (mmol/L) | 49–90 | 91.6 | 82 |
Aspartate aminotransferase (µkat/L) | 0.05–0.6 | 0.47 | 0.27 |
Alanine aminotransferase (µkat/L) | 0.05–0.6 | 0.26 | 0.36 |
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (µkat/L) | 0.05–0.63 | 0.30 | 0.28 |
Alkaline phosphatase (µkat/L) | 0.5–2 | 1.32 | 1.09 |
Procalcitonin (µg/L) | <0.5 | 25.2 | 0.1 |
Lactate (mmol/L) | 0.5–2.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
Urine culture | - | negative | - |
Blood culture | - | negative | - |
CSF culture | - | Streptococcus pneumoniae | negative |
CSF Latex agglutination Streptococcus pneumoniae | - | positive | negative |
CSF neutrophils (/mm3) | 0–10 | >5000 | 13 |
CSF protein level (g/L) | <0.5 | 3.86 | 0.56 |
CSF glucose level (mmol/L) | 2.5–4.4 | 1.75 | 3.2 |
CSF chloride level (mmol/L) | 116–127 | 120 | 122 |
CSF lactate (mmol/L) | 1.1–2.4 | 10.1 | 1.68 |
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Porubcin, S.; Rovnakova, A.; Zahornacky, O.; Jarcuska, P. Diagnostic Value of Radioisotope Cisternography Using 111In-DTPA in a Patient with Rhinorrhea and Purulent Meningitis. Medicina 2022, 58, 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060714
Porubcin S, Rovnakova A, Zahornacky O, Jarcuska P. Diagnostic Value of Radioisotope Cisternography Using 111In-DTPA in a Patient with Rhinorrhea and Purulent Meningitis. Medicina. 2022; 58(6):714. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060714
Chicago/Turabian StylePorubcin, Stefan, Alena Rovnakova, Ondrej Zahornacky, and Pavol Jarcuska. 2022. "Diagnostic Value of Radioisotope Cisternography Using 111In-DTPA in a Patient with Rhinorrhea and Purulent Meningitis" Medicina 58, no. 6: 714. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060714