Coexistence of urinary tuberculosis and urothelial carcinoma: A case report

Table 1 Laboratory test results

Variable	Reference range	Illness day 10, on presentation	Illness day 30, on discharge
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12–15.5	14.9	12.4
Hematocrit (%)	34.9–44.5	43.3	37.2
White-cell count (per mm3)	4000–11000	12710	14960
Differential count (%)
Neutrophils	40–70	83.0	86.1
Lymphocytes	22–44	7.9	6.8
Monocytes	4–11	8.4	5.8
Basophils	0–3	0.4	0.5
Eosinophils	0–8	0.3	0.8
Platelet count (×103 per mm3)	135–400	253	304
Red-cell count (×106 per mm3)	3.90–5.03	4.71	4.12
Mean corpuscular volume (fL)	80.0–100.0	91.9	90.3
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	< 1	16.11	7.69
Sodium (mmol/L)	136–145	132	135
Potassium (mmol/L)	3.5–5.2	3.9	4.0
Urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	8–25	20	20
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.60–1.50	2.1	1.4
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2)	> 60	33.4	53.3
Glucose (mg/dL)	70–110
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	≤ 33	26	15
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	10–49	24	32
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.3–1.2	0.79	0.68
Glycated Hemoglobin (%)	< 5.8	5.7
Specimen
Anti-human immunodeficiency virus test	Negative	Negative
Aspergillus antigen (serum)	Negative	Negative
Cryptococcus antigen (serum)	Negative	Negative
Pneumococcus antigen (urine)	Negative	Negative
Blood culture	Negative	Negative
Sputum culture	Negative	Negative
Sputum acid fasting smear	Negative	Negative
Urine acid fasting smear	Negative	Positive	Negative
Urine polymerase chain reaction assay	Negative	Positive; Mycobacterium tuberculosis