Document 0577
 DOCN  M94A0577
 TI    An unusual case of AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Padiglione A; Fairfield Hospital, Vic.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:98 (poster no. 47).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349078
 AB    In early 1993 an elderly Vietnamese lady presented to Fairfield Hospital
       with skin lesions, fever and was found to have disseminated MAC and
       cryptococcal meningitis. Subsequent tests revealed a profound
       suppression of lymphocytes, with a CD4 count of 270 and CD8 count of 80.
       Despite treatment and clinical improvement her lymphopaenia worsened
       with counts of 150 (CD4) and 50 (CD8) respectively. All tests for HIV 1
       and 2, HTLV 1 and 2 and malignancy have been negative. She now remains
       well and has shown a progressive rise in lymphocyte counts.
       Nevertheless, we believe that this lady meets the criteria for
       idiopathic T helper lymphocytopenia as defined by the Centers for
       Disease Control and we believe is the first such case description in
       Australia. The diagnostic criteria and natural history are briefly
       discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY  Aged
       AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY  Case Report
       CD4-CD8 Ratio  Female  Human  HIV Seronegativity/*IMMUNOLOGY  Leukocyte
       Count  T4 Lymphocytes/IMMUNOLOGY  Victoria  Vietnam/ETHNOLOGY  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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