18 August 2020>: Articles
A 31-Year-Old Man with COVID-19-Associated Empyema and Lupus Anticoagulant
Unknown etiology, Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care
Keerthi Yarlagadda A* , Kaihong Mi A , Selin Sendil E , Connie L. Koons E , Saketram Komanduri E , John T. Cinicola ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926623
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926623
Table 1. Results of hematology workup.
Parameter | Value | Reference range |
---|---|---|
Prothrombin time (PT) | 27.7 seconds | 9.4–12.5 |
International Normalized Ratio | 2.4 | 0.8–1.1 |
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) | 47.2 seconds | 25.1–36.5 |
PTT LA (Partial Thromboplastin Time Lupus Anticoagulant) mixing | 75 seconds | ≤40 |
Immediate PTT-LA mix | Not corrected | |
Immediate PT mix | 10.8 seconds | ≤11.5 |
Platelet count | 420 K/uL | 140–366 |
D-dimer | 2590 FFEU/mL | 0–499 |
Fibrinogen | 590 MG/DL | 200–393 |
Factor VII | 45 | 60–150% |
Factor VIII | 302 | 50–180% |
Factor XII | 48 | 50–150% |
B2- Glycoprotein I IgG Ab | ≤20 SGU | |
B2- Glycoprotein I IgM Ab | ≤20 SMU | |
B2-Glycoprotein I IgA Ab | ≤20 SAU | |
Lupus Anticoagulant | Detected | |
Anti-Cardiolipin IgG | ≤14 GPL | |
Anti-Cardiolipin IgM | 45 | ≤12 MPL |
Anti-Nuclear Antibody | Negative |