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. 2024 Mar 25;16(3):e56888. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56888

Table 1. Lab workup .

Lab test Pt value Reference range
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)  35 mm/h 0-15 mm/h (male), 0-20 mm/h (female)
Hemoglobin A1c 8.1% <5.7%
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) Negative Negative
Bartonella antibodies Negative Negative
C-reactive protein (CRP) <0.5 mg/dl 0-0.8 mg/dl
Florescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS)  Negative Negative
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) Negative Negative
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Negative Negative
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 IgM Negative Negative
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 IgG Positive Negative
Herpes zoster virus (HZV)  IgG Positive Negative
Quantiferon tuberculosis (TB) Negative Negative
Anti-cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) Not detected Not detected
Anti-Sjögren-syndrome-related antigen A antibodies (anti-SSA) Negative Negative
Anti-Sjögren-syndrome-related antigen B antibodies (anti-SSB) Negative Negative
Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO) Negative Negative
Cerebrospinal fluid/CSF analysis    
CSF white blood cells 40 <5
CSF protein 193 12-60 mg/dl
CSF glucose 93 40-70 mg/dl
Meningitis panel    
CSF lyme Negative Negative
CSF venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) Nonreactive Nonreactive
CSF HSV Not detected Negative
CSF HZV Not detected Negative
CSF HZV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Not detected Negative
CSF EBV PCR Negative Negative
EBV PCR serum Positive Negative
EBV viral capsid antigen antibody serum Positive Negative
EBV nuclear antigen serum Positive Negative