Case Report
A Rare Case of Splenic Pneumocystis jirovecii in a HIV-Positive Patient
Table 1
Initial laboratory work up.
| | Parameter | Initial laboratory results | Reference range |
| | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.7 | 12–16 | | Hematocrit (%) | 26.6 | 42–51 | | White blood cell count (per mm3) | 3.7 | 4.8–10.8 | | Platelet count (k/μL) | 344 | 150–400 | | Sodium (mEq/L) | 135 | 135–145 | | Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.4 | 3.5–5.0 | | HCO3 (mEq/L) | 19 | 24–30 | | BUN (mg/dl) | 6 | 6–20 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1 | 0.5–1.5 | | Glucose (mg/dL) | 67 | 70–120 | | Lactic acid (mmol/L) | 1.5 | 0.5–1.6 | | AST (mg/dL) | 74 | 9–48 | | ALT (mg/dL) | 63 | 5–40 | | Total bilirubin/direct (mg/dL) | 0.2 | 0.2–1.2 | | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 83 | 53–141 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 1.8 | 3.2–4.8 | | Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) (ng/mL) | 3.2 | <10 | | Hepatitis A IgM | Negative | Negative | | Hepatitis B core total antibody | Negative | Negative | | Hepatitis B surface antibody | Positive | Negative | | Hepatitis B surface antigen | Negative | Negative | | Hepatitis C antibody | Negative | Negative | | HIV RNA PCR (copies/mL) | 206,000 | Not detectable | | Absolute CD4 cells | <20 | 490–1740 |
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