The patient seems to have an infection due to their elevated temperature and abnormal chest X-ray. However, their leukocyte count is low. In addition, the patient has hepatitis C, which is often associated with similar transmission routes to HIV, like intravenous drug use.
wasting of muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue = cachexia or wasting syndrome , none of options is causing cachexia besides HIV
According to FA 2020 Pg175, AIDS diagnosis: โค 200 CD4+ cells/mm3 (normal: 500โ1500 cells/mm3). This patient has 5% lymphocytes out of 2000 overall = 100 cells = AIDS.
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pretty straightforward question but another thing you couldd do is figure out his lymphocyte count 5%x2000 = 100 which would line up with a low Cd4 count however you divide it