Successful Medical Management of a Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Difficult Diagnosis in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

Table 1

Haematological and biochemical investigation summery.

Investigation	Day 1 11/5	Day 2 12/5	Day 3 13/5	Day 4 14/5	Day 5 15/5	Day 6 16/5	Day 7 17/5	Day 8 18/5	Day 9 19/5	Day 10 20/5	Day 11 20/5	Day 12 21/5	Day 13 22/5	Day 14 23/5	Day 15 24/5	Day 16 25/5	Day 17 26/5	Day 18 27/5	Day 19 28/5	Day 20 29/5	Day 21 30/5
White cell count × 10^3/μl	19.4	16.5	17.4	18.1	15.3	15.8	14.3		14.1	14.3	14.4		13.1		13.2	13.2			13.3	13.1	13.0
Neutrophil count × 10^3/μl	15.0	12.3	13.4	13.2	13.1	12.4	13.5		13.1	13.4	13.3		12.4		12.3	12.4			11.4	11.2	11.2
Lymphocyte count × 10^3/μl	3.2	3.17	3.13	3.2	3.1	3.0	2.2		2.4	2.5	2.1		2.9		2.2	2.4			2.1	2.2	2.1
Platelet count × 10^3/μl	499	506	574	570	574	576	581		591	587	582		574		566	567			515	502	490
Haemoglobin g/dl	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.1	9.0	9.2		9.1	9.0	9.1		9.1		9.2	9.1			9.1	9.0	9.1
C-reactive protein mg/L	288	267	245	235	223	218	216			196			106								56