Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Table 1 Infection markers, tumor markers, and immunological indicators

From: Extensive fibrotic wrapping of the heart: a rare echocardiographic diagnosis

Infection markers			Tumor markers			Immunological indicators
Test	Results	Reference range	Test	Results	Reference range	Test	Results	Reference range
PCT, ng/ml	< 0.05	< 0.05	SCC, ng/ml	0.7	0–1.5	IgG, mg/dl	1530	751–1560
G-test, pg/ml	42.24	< 100	CEA, ng/ml	0.46	< 0.5	IgG4, mg/ml	122	80–1400
Sputum acid-fast bacilli	Negative	Negative	CA19-9, U/ml	10.27	< 37	Complement C3, mg/ml	95.7	79.00–152.00
Germiculture	Negative	Negative	AFP, ng/ml	2.6	< 8.1	Complement C4, mg/ml	21.5	12.00–36.00
Fungal culture	Negative	Negative	CYFRA21-1, ng/ml	2.01	0–2.08	ANA	1: 100	< 1: 100
Gene-Xpert	Negative	Negative	CA125, U/ml	7.2	< 30.2	Anti-dsDNA	Negative	Negative
			NSE, ng/ml	14.63	0–16.3	Anti-Sm	Negative	Negative
			CA724, U/ml	0.55	0–8.2	Anti-RNP	Negative	Negative
						Anti-Jo1	Negative	Negative
						Anti-Ro/SSA	Negative	Negative
						Anti-La/SSB	Negative	Negative
						Anti-Scl70	Negative	Negative
						AHA	Negative	Negative
						ANuA	Negative	Negative
						ARPA	Negative	Negative
						ACA	Negative	Negative
						MPO-ANCA, U/ml	1.8	< 5
						PR3-ANCA, U/ml	2.6	< 5

PCT Procalcitonin, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9 Carbohydrate antigen 19–9, AFP Alpha-fetoprotein, CYFRA21-1 Cytokeratin fragment antigen 21–1, CA125 Cancer antigen 125, NSE Neuron-specific enolase, CA724 Carbohydrate antigen 724, IgG Immunoglobulin G, IgG4 Immunoglobulin G4, ANA Antinuclear antibody, Anti-dsDNA Anti-double stranded DNA, AHA Antihistone antibodies, ANuA Antinucleosome antibody, ARPA Anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies, ACA Anti-centromere antibody, MPO-ANCA Myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, PR3-ANCA Proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

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