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Significance of these blood tests.

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Can you tell me the significance of these bloods?
CD4% 28 (norm 38-46)
CD4 0.55 (0.6-1.4)
CD8 0.83 (0.2-0.6)
Ratio 0.66 (1.0-1.5)
Increase inNK-like T-cells (0.64X10^9/l) phenotype cd3+cd56+cd16-CD57+ Morphology: Numerous large granular lymphocytes seen.

 

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December 3 2006 at 11:53 AM (6 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
Why were these taken? Have you been tested for HIV?

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December 3 2006 at 12:20 PM (26 minutes and 56 seconds later)
         
Hi

Reason for these tests (amongst a raft of others: see below) was to try to ascertain the reason for repeated chest infections/unusual responses to medication / slow recovery from illness'(eg. severe prolonged Toxoplasmosis as child)fatigue/ pain/ skin inflammation (sun, skin products) etc
In the normal range were CD56, Lym, CD19, CD3,C3, C4, T protein, Albumin, IgG, IgA, ENA antibodies, Anti-ds DNA negative.
The only other results out of normal ranges were:IgM 2.68 (0.4-2.5)and ANA positive @160: speckled, IgG4 subclass missing.
Saw an immunologist who focused on testing (RAST)for common inhaled allergins. All tests negative. I aksed about the CD4 CD8 stuff and was shrugged off.
Re HIV test. Yes I think it was done a couple of years ago. Negative. Risk should be tiny though as both my husband and I (married 25 years) have only ever had one sexual partner (each other!) and my problems predate marriage. I've never had a blood transufion or used drugs IV or otherwise.
My GP has arrived at a conclusion of Fibromyalgia. But, I am curious more than anything re the CD4/CD8 stuff.
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December 3 2006 at 12:26 PM (5 minutes and 50 seconds later)
         
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December 3 2006 at 12:34 PM (8 minutes and 15 seconds later)
         
So, would the low CD4/CD8 ratio basically mean that I do get an immune response to infection etc, but it is slower than normal?
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December 3 2006 at 12:45 PM (11 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
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