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Table 2 Additional blood test results

From: A “cat”-astrophic case of Bartonella infective endocarditis causing secondary cryoglobulinemia: a case report

Blood test

Value with units (normal range)

Haemoglobin (Hb)

83 g/L (115–165)

Haematocrit (HCT)

0.266 Ratio (0.370–0.470)

Mean Cell Volume (MCV)

70 fl (80–90)

Mean Cell Haemoglobin (MCH)

21.7 pg (27.0–33.0)

Mean Cell Haemoglobin Conc. (MCHC)

312 g/L (320–365)

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

3.82 × 10*12/L (3.80–5.50)

White blood cells

3.6 × 10*9/L (4.0–11.0)

Neutrophils

2.67 × 10*9/L (1.80–7.50)

Lymphocytes

0.83 × 10*9/L (1.00–4.00)

Monocytes

0.12 × 10*9/L (0.20–1.00)

Basophils

0.02 × 10*9/L (0.20–1.00)

Platelets

218 × 10*9/L (150–400)

Rheumatoid factor (RhF)

211 (positive)

Anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP)

 < 1 (negative)

Anti-nuclear antibody

Negative

Extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) profile

Negative

Complement level C3

0.90 g/L (normal)

Complement level C4

0.09 g/L (low)

Immunoglobulin G (IGG)

45.05 g/L (raised)

Immunoglobulin A (IGA)

0.88 g/L (normal)

Immunoglobulin M (IGM)

3.25 g/L (raised)

AP100 Alternative Pathway Haemolytic Complement

50 (normal)

Beta-2 glycoprotein I (β2GP1) antibody

Negative

Cardiolipin antibody

Negative

Lupus anticoagulant

Negative

Prothrombin time (PT)

10.6 (normal)

Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT))

29.1 (normal)

Dilute Russell viper venom time (DRVVT) screen ratio

0.98 (normal)

Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) antibodies

 < 3 (normal)

Anti–glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody

 < 0.2 AI (normal)