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Table 2 Investigations

From: Case report: a case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) in a child

Serology

 Full blood count

Normal

 Urea and electrolytes

Normal

 Liver function test

Normal

 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Normal

 C-Reactive protein (CRP)

Normal

 Anti-nuclear antibodies

Positive

 Anti-Streptolysin O titre

200 units/ml (Normal)

 IgG/IgM Toxoplasma

Negative

 IgG/IgM Toxocara

Negative

 IgG/IgM B.burgdorferi

Negative

 IgM Herpes simplex virus

Negative

 IgM Cytomegalovirus

Negative

 IgM Varicella zoster virus

Negative

 IgM Parvovirus B19

Negative

Imaging

 MRI brain

Normal

 Magnetic Resonance Venogram brain

Normal

 Magnetic Resonance Angiogram brain

Normal

 Chest X-ray

Normal

CSF Analysis

 White cell count

< 1 × 106 /L)

 Total protein

0.26 g/L

 Glucose

2.9 mmol/L

 Culture

Negative

 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for herpes simplex virus

Negative

 PCR for Enterovirus

Negative

 PCR for Parechovirus

Negative

 PCR for Streptococcus pneumoniae

Negative

 PCR for Haemophilus influenza

Negative

 PCR for Cytomegalovirus

Negative

 PCR for Bartonella

Negative

 PCR for Treponema palladium

Negative

Other

 Mantoux

Positive (but had BCG vaccine)

 Quantiferon

Negative

 Gastric washings

No acid-fast bacilli