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06 January 2022: Articles

A 48-Year-Old Previously Healthy Man Presenting with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Negative Tests for SARS-CoV-2, and Positive Serology for Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (PIV-3)

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Ryuichiro Kakizaki A* , Ryutaro Tojo A , Naofumi Bunya B , Hirotoshi Mizuno B , Shuji Uemura D , Eichi Narimatsu D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934362

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934362

Table 1. The blood examination results. Blood gas analysis was conducted under assisted ventilation with a bag valve mask (using 15 L/min of oxygen).

Total protein5.7g/dl
Albumin1.7g/dl
Aspartate transaminase28IU/l
Alanine transaminase27IU/l
Lactate dehydrogenase247IU/l
Blood urea nitrogen13mg/dl
Creatinine0.74mg/dl
Sodium132mEq/l
Potassium4.0mEq/l
Chloride98mEq/l
C-reactive protein22.35mg/dl
Prothrombin time-INR1.36
Activated partial thromboplastin time33.0sec
Fibrinogen746mg/dL
D-dimer16.1µg/mL
White blood cells24000/μl
Red blood cells499×10/μl
Hemoglobin13.6g/dl
Hematocrit41.1%
Platelet50.6×10/μl
Differential leukocyte count
  Neutrophils89.1%
  Lymphocytes5.0%
  Monocytes5.6%
  Eosinophils0.1%
  Basophils0.2%
pH7.513
Partial oxygen pressure62.8mmHg
Partial carbon dioxide pressure29.7mmHg
Bicarbonate ion26.0mmol/l
Base excess0.9mmol/l
Lactate1.3mmol/l
INR – international normalized ratio.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923