Cauda equina arachnoiditis – a rare manifestation of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease: A case report

Table 1 Laboratory results in a patient with West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease and cauda equina arachnoiditis

Parameter	Day tested 41	Day tested 10	Reference range
Cerebrospinal fluid examination
Cell count/mm3	99	90	0-5
Mononuclear cells (%)	80	96	Mononuclear 100%
Proteins (g/L)	1.143	1.0	0.17–0.37
Glucose (% of blood glucose)	32%	52%	60%-70%
Blood examination
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	0.2	7.3	< 5.0
White blood cells (× 109/L)	9.1	9.7	4.0–10.0
Platelets (× 109/L)	156	150	100-400
Red blood cells (× 1012/L)	4.73	5.59	4.4-5.8
Hemoglobin (g/L)	128	149	120–180
Bilirubin (μmol/L)	-	20	3.0–20.0
Aspartate-aminotransferase (U/L)	37	32	11–38
Alanine-aminotransferase (U/L)	27	31	12–48
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (U/L)	-	77	11–55
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)	206	234	< 241

¹First cerebrospinal fluid examination on day 6.