Case Report
Coccidioidomycosis Masquerading as Eosinophilic Ascites
Table 1
Laboratory characteristics.
| Parameter | Value | Normal range |
| Complete blood count | | | HGB | 13.9 g/dL | 13.5–17.5 g/dL | Platelet | 457 K/μL | 150–450 K/μL | Lymphocytes | 13.7% | 25–45% | Eosinophils | 11.1% | 0–6% | Electrolytes | | | Bicarbonate | 29 mEq/L | 22–28 mEq/L | Calcium (ionized) | 3.43 mg/dL | 4.4–5.4 mg/dL | Liver function | | | Albumin | 3.2 g/dL | 3.5–5.5 g/dL | Globulin | 4.0 g/dL | 2–3.5 g/dL | Iron | | | Ferritin | 387 ng/mL | 20–250 ng/mL | Serum iron | 23 μg/dL | 65–177 μg/dL | TIBC | 193 μg/dL | 250–370 μg/dL | Iron saturation | 12% | 20–50% | Coagulation profile | | | PT | 14.7 sec | 12–14.7 sec | INR | 1.1 | 0.8–1.1 | Miscellaneous | | | Lipase | 18 U/L | 12–53 U/L | CRP | 88 mg/L | <1 mg/L | ESR | 46 mm | <15 mm/hr | LDH | | | Serum IgE | 530 IU/mL | 0–380 IU/mL | HIV screen (ELISA) | Nonreactive | Nonreactive | Anti-cocci antibody | Positive | Negative | Quantiferon-TB Gold | Negative | Negative | Urinalysis | | | Protein | 50 mg/dL | Negative | Ketones | 4+ | Negative | Stool analysis | | | Ova and parasite | Negative | Negative | Cultures | Negative | Negative |
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Only abnormal lab values are listed. HGB: hemoglobin; TIBC: total iron binding capacity; CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PT: prothrombin time; INR: international normalized ratio; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
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