Case Report
A Case of Congenital Malignant Spinal Cord Glioma as a Cause of Congenital Ascites in a Neonate
Table 1
Admission labs and peritoneal fluid analysis.
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| | Basic metabolic panel | Values | Normal range |
| | Sodium (mmol/L) | 138 | 135−148 | | Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.2 | 3.5−5.1 | | Chloride (mmol/L) | 103 | 98−108 | | Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 23 | 21−31 | | Glucose (mg/dL) | 83 | 50−80 | | BUN (mg/dL) | 11 | 5−20 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.23 | 0.5−1.2 | | Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.8 | 8.6−10.2 | | Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 6.4 | 4.5−6.7 |
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| (b) |
| | Complete blood cell count/differentials | Values | Normal range |
| | WBC count (×103/μL) | 17.77 | 7.0−17 | | RBC count (×106/μL) | 3.03 | 3.46−6.26 | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.7 | 14.6−20.1 | | Hematocrit (%) | 30.1 | 50−69 | | MCV (fL) | 99.3 | 96−120 | | MCH (pg) | 32.0 | 27−31 | | MCHC (g/dL) | 32.2 | 33−37 | | RDW (%) | 16.3 | 11.2−14.8 | | PLT count (×103/μL) | 243 | 150−350 | | MPV (fL) | 10.4 | 8.0−12 | | Neutrophil (%) | 51 | | | Band (%) | 2 | 0−15 | | Eos (%) | 3 | 0−3 | | Lymphocyte (%) | 30 | |
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| (c) |
| | Peritoneal fluid analysis | Values |
| | Color | Yellow | | WBC count (per μL) | 11 | | RBC count (per μL) | 18 | | Neutrophil (%) | 16 | | Mononuclear (%) | 68 | | Eosinophils (%) | 16 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 1.6 | | BUN (mg/dL) | 13 | | Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 35 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.4 | | LDH (IU/L) | 141 | | pH | 8.0 |
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