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Table 2 Analysis of aspirated ascetic and pleural fluid

From: COVID-19-induced multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child with Wilson disease: a case report

 

Ascetic fluid

Pleural fluid

Color

Deep yellow

Yellow

Aspect

Clear

Slightly turbid

Cell count (cell/HPF)

100

90

Cell type

Mainly lymphocytes

Mainly lymphocytes

Gram stain

no organisms

no organisms

Glucose (mg/dl)

142

130

Protein (g/dl)

0.8

0.6

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

87

159

Albumin (g/dl)

0.7

0.9

Fluid culture

No growth

No growth

Serum-ascites albumin gradient

2.1

1.9

  1. Serum albumin was 2.8 (g/dL) while testing the ascetic and pleural fluid samples