Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Dispatch
Severe Pneumonia Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan
Ikkoh Yasuda, Hisayo Matsuyama, Tomoko Ishifuji, Yoshiro Yamashita, Masahiro Takaki, Konosuke Morimoto, Motohiro Sekino, Katsunori Yanagihara, Tatsuya Fujii, Masaaki Iwaki, Akihiko Yamamoto, Koya Ariyoshi, and Takeshi Tanaka
Table 1
Laboratory data at admission for 2 case-patients with severe pneumonia, Japan
| Test | Case-patient 1 | Case-patient 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Leukocytes, cells/mm3 | 13,800 | 23,200 |
| Neutrophils, % | 85 | 90 |
| Lymphocytes, % | 4 | 4.2 |
| Erythrocytes, × 104/µL | 448 | 428 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 41.2 | 38.4 |
| Platelets, × 104/µL | 24 | 26.2 |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, IU/L | 26 | 18 |
| Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L | 20 | 14 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L | 238 | 249 |
| Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL | 43 | 11 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1.31 | 0.7 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL |
13.58 |
31.8 |
| Administered oxygen |
Mask, 10 L oxygen |
Nasal, 2 L oxygen |
| Arterial blood gas levels | ||
| PaCO2, mm Hg* | 56.1 | 36.7 |
| PaO2, mm Hg† |
69.1 |
72.2 |
| pH | 7.263 | 7.45 |
| Bicarbonate, mmol/L | 24.5 | 25 |
| Base excess, mmol/L | −2.7 | 1.3 |
| Lactate, mmol/L | 0.9 | Not tested |
*Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure
†Arterial oxygen partial pressure
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