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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurocase. 2013 May 22;20(4):446–451. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2013.791864

Table 1.

Laboratory evaluations

Day* Site Test Findings
3 Nasal swab Influenza A antigen DFA Positive
CSF Protein 18 mg/dL
Glucose 65 mg/dL
WBC 1/mm3
RBC 1/mm3
Gram stain Negative/Normal
Culture
HSV PCR
Serum Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Complete blood count
Urine Toxicology
Urinalysis
7 Serum RPR
HIV antibody screen
TSH
B12
ANA
*

Days after onset of fever

Abbreviations: DFA, direct fluorescent antibody