14 January 2020 (Tuesday) - Kawasaki's Disease


Look at that ESR result!!!

M6613437            LANNISTER Tyrion         20.07.18  M  
Specimen R,20.3000634.Z      Clin dets  kawasakis disease
Collected 14.01.20   NK      A.Diag 

ESR        + >170         |Monos      + 1.77
Hb         - 96           |Eosin      - 0.01
WBC        + 21.81        |Baso         0.07
Plts         396          |MPV          8.9
Hct        - 0.286        |PCT          0.35
RBC        - 3.57         |NRBC         0.00
MCV          80.1         |RETP         2.6
MCH          26.9         |RETA         92.80
MCHC         336          |IRF          14.7
Neuts      + 13.18        |
Lymphs       6.78         |
ESR        Result confirmed.
           Suggest repeat to confirm, if required.


And then look at the diagnosis. I’d heard of Kawasaki’s disease, but I couldn’t remember much about it. I realise that science frowns on Wikipedia, but often the articles there are succinct and to the point. You can see the wiki-article on Kawasaki’s disease by clicking here.
The lymphocyte count and the ESR results both fit the diagnosis…

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