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Absolute Lymphocyte Count Estimation of CD4 Count
Aka: Absolute Lymphocyte Count Estimation of CD4 Count, ALC-Based CD4 Estimate
- See Also
- CD4 Count
- AIDS-Defining Illness
- Indication
- Estimate whether CD4 Count is less than 200 in an HIV patient
- Technique
- Measure Complete Blood Count with differential
- Determine the absolute number of Lymphocytes (absolute Lymphocyte Count or ALC)
- Interpretation
- Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC) <1000 cells/mm3
- CD4 Count is highly likely to be less than 200 cells/mm3
- Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC) 1000 to 2000 cells/mm3
- Indeterminate range
- Inquire about AIDS-Defining Illness
- Absolute Lymphocyte Count (ALC) >2000 cells/mm3
- CD4 Count is unlikely to be less than 200 cells/mm3
- References
- Napoli (2011) Acad Emerg Med 18(4): 385-9 [PubMed]