Hiv T Cell Numbers

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Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests

The Basics CD4 Count and HIV CD4 Count and HIV Treatment CD4 Cell Test The Bottom Line The Basics Your immune system protects your body by fighting germs and infections.White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. HIV infects and destroys a type of white blood cell called aCD4 cell (sometimes called a T-cell). When the immune system loses too many CD4 cells, it becomes weak and isunable to fight off germs. At...

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Are these good CD4 / immune cell numbers?

Hi Ben,Are these good CD4 numbers to have? Worried I may have HIV and would have had it since 2003, but I have been tested 11 times total including 3 times in 2009 which would have been six years after possible exposure. All kinds of tests...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi Matt, Thanks for your post. Your CD4 test numbers are entirely normal (save for the testo and vitamin D).You don't have HIV.BY... Read more »

potential to bring the T cell number up

My brother has just told my sister and me that he has AIDs; his doctor has told us his T cells number is in the double digits and has not given us any idea as to his viral load number. He was diagnosed in November when he was admitted to the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

It is fairly common, unfortunately, to be diagnosed with HIV infection rather late. It is also common to have very low CD4 counts and after starting HIV treatment see the CD4 count increase to over 200.... Read more »

how do depleted numbers of CD4 cells affect antibody production

and cell mediated immunity?what affect do antibodies have on the numbers of HIV particles?thanks...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

CD4 cells make lots of chemicals and hormones that are required for normal function of b cells and cytotoxic t cells (CD8 cells). Thus, if their number is decreased significantly, these other cells are not signalled appropriately to perform their... Read more »

Severe symptoms despite good T cell numbers

Hi, Dr. Wohl,I wonder if you could give me your perspective on my case? Infected at the beginning of 2002...CD4's went down to lowest of 550, ratio down to .9, CD4 percent lowest has been 32%, but has recovered to 48% in the past year. Ratio is...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Thanks for sharing your story. I am assuming that you are not receiving HIV therapy. If this is so, it is indeed strange that you are feeling so poorly. I would really be looking for another cause or causes. This would entail the routine tests... Read more »

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Re: Numbers don't mean anything

Posted by Ex_Male_Slut

Again I find myself being quoted out of context by someone with an anonymous login who has a very simplistic understanding of the world around him. My reference to CD4 counts was simply in relation to the issue of determining likelihood of late... Read more »

White Blood cell count

Posted by Anonymous

Does anyone know if early HIV infection has any impact on WBC numbers? DO they do up unpon infection or do they down down?????

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Number confusion.....

Posted by pozboy2009, 1 Reply

So i got my numbers today and i have an appt with a specialist on friday but kind of wanted to make sure my numbers were okay because i dont totally understand what numbers are what? my cd4% is 31%. my cd4 absolute is 1211 and my absolute... Read more »

Tcells and Viral Load numbers

Posted by malias90, 1 Reply

My tcells are 617 and my viral load is 198,000. My viral load in May 05 was 60,000. They think I have inflammation in my urine, white cells in it. My nausea besides happening with the HIV meds I am on could be related to my intestinal issues.
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