Case Report
Listeria Rhombencephalitis Complicating Anti-TNF Treatment during an Acute Flare of Crohn’s Colitis
Table 1
Laboratory values for blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests.
| | Hb | 121 g/L | | WCC | /L | | Plt | /L | | Bili | 19 μmol/L | | ALP | 48 U/L | | AST | 14 U/L | | GGT | 74 U/L | | Alb | 29 g/L | | Na+ | 136 mmol/L | | K+ | 3.8 mmol/L | | Urea | 4.6 mmol/L | | Creat | 56 μmol/L | | 21 mmol/L | | Glucose | 8.5 mmol/L | | Lactate | 1.9 mmol/L | | Ammonia | 22 μmol/L | | CRP | 52 mg/L | | C. Ca2+ | 2.32 mmol/L | | 0.76 mmol/L |
| | CSF analysis | | | Glucose | 1.1 mmol/L | | Protein | 0.77 g/L | | RBC | 0/mm3 | | WCC | 40/mm3 | | Gram stain | Nil seen | | Culture | Listeria monocytogenes |
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