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* A CD4 count of <200 is very likely if the ED ALC is <950 and less likely if the ALC is >1700.
* A CD4 count of <200 is very likely if the ED ALC is <950 and less likely if the ALC is >1700.
* ALC is useful to confirm, but not exclude a low CD4
* ALC is useful to confirm, but not exclude a low CD4
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''CD4 Count'''<br/>
| '''Stage'''<br/>
| '''Disease'''<br/>
|-
| >500<br/>
| Early disease<br/>
|  <br/>
|-
| 200-500<br/>
| Intermediate disease<br/>
| KS, Candida<br/>
|-
| <200<br/>
| Late disease<br/>
| [[Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)|PCP]], Histo, PML<br/>
|-
| <100<br/>
| Very late disease<br/>
| [[Cryptococcosis|Cryptococcus]], Cryptosporidium, Toxo<br/>
|-
| <50<br/>
| Final Stage
| [[CMV retinitis]], MAC<br/>
|}


==Clinical Stages==
==Clinical Stages==

Revision as of 01:14, 1 August 2015

Background

  • In HIV+ patient presenting to ED, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) can be used as surrogate for CD4 count [1].
  • A CD4 count of <200 is very likely if the ED ALC is <950 and less likely if the ALC is >1700.
  • ALC is useful to confirm, but not exclude a low CD4
CD4 Count
Stage
Disease
>500
Early disease

200-500
Intermediate disease
KS, Candida
<200
Late disease
PCP, Histo, PML
<100
Very late disease
Cryptococcus, Cryptosporidium, Toxo
<50
Final Stage CMV retinitis, MAC

Clinical Stages

Acute Infection

  • Misdiagnosed frequently as "mono" or "flu"
  • Symptoms develop 2-4wks after exposure; last for <14d

Seroconversion

  • HIV Ab detectable 3-8wk after infection

Asymptomatic

  • Lasts for ~8yr
  • Pts may have conditions that are more common in pts w/ HIV but no indicator conditions
    • Thrush
    • Persistent vulvovaginal candidiasis
    • Peripheral neuropathy
    • Cervical dysplasia
    • Recurrent Herpes Zoster
    • ITP

AIDS

Neurologic Complications

Pulmonary Complications

Ophthalmologic Complications

See Also

References

  1. Napoli AM, Fischer CM, Pines JM, Soe-lin H, Goyal M, Milzman D. Absolute lymphocyte count in the emergency department predicts a low CD4 count in admitted HIV-positive patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Apr;18(4):385-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01031.x. Erratum in: Acad Emerg Med. 2011 May;18(5):565.