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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ollé-Goig, J E
• Ramírez, J
• Cervera, C
• Miró, J M

Titel

Profound reduction of CD4+ lymphocytes without HIV infection: two cases from the horn of Africa

Ist Teil von

• African health sciences, 2012-09, Vol.12 (3), p.331-333

Ort / Verlag

Uganda: Markerere University, Medical School

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia is a disorder associated with low CD4+ T cell count and opportunistic infections resembling AIDS. Most cases are described in developed countries. We report two HIV-negative patients with idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia and AIDS-defining events diagnosed in Djibouti. The first patient developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma and the second one presented with pulmonary tuberculosis. Both patients died with severe immunodepression. In poor resource-areas where HIV testing may not be available it is important to bear in mind that severe immunodepression and a clinical presentation compatible with AIDS do not necessary carry the diagnosis of AIDS.