Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass

Table 1

Routine laboratory investigations.

Value	Admission	After surgery
Hb	13.4	8.0	g/dl
MCV	60.0	62.3	fl
RBC	7.31	4.36	×10^6/μl
WBC	21.46	11.12	×10^3/μl
Neutrophils	91.1	91.6	%
Leucocytes	3.6	3.7	%
Monocytes	4.6	4.1	%
Eosinophils	0.3	0.3	%
Basophils	0.5	0.3	%
Platelets	132	80	×10^3/μl
Creatinine	1.44	1.85	mg/dl
BUN	46	68	mg/dl
Na^+	148	135	mmol/l
K^+	4.0	3.4	mmol/l
Cl^−	112		mmol/l
Ca^++	8.4		mg/dl
Glucose	152		mg/dl
Tot. bil.	5.5	9.10	mg/dl
Direct	3.5	5.20	mg/dl
AST	93 (×3.1)	Norm	Units/l
ALT	119 (×1.6)	Norm	Units/l
GGT	285 (×3.3)	Norm	Units/l
Tot. prot.	6.7		g/dl
Albumin	2.9	1.8	g/dl
Amylase	23		U/l
Lipase	190		U/l
CRP	132	195	mg/l
PT INR	1.81	1.79
aPTT	1.05
Fibrinogen	368	405	Mg/dl
cTnI	<0.01		ng/ml
NT-pro-BNP	2901	1430	pg/ml
Quantiferon	Negative	Negative
Blood cultures	Negative	Negative