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. 2010 Nov 30;10:117. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-117

Table 2.

Laboratory data from all patients with LNB and HIV reported in literature.

Case no.* Age Sex Yrs HIV Blood CD4+ count (/μl)* CSF cell count (/μl) Protein (g/l) CT/MRI Serum Serology CSF Serology
1 39 M 0 386 30 1,02 nd IgG + IgG +
ELISA/WB ELISA/WB
2 39 M 1 250 496 3,62 nd IgM +/IgG - IgG +
3 50 M 10 70 'aseptic meningitis' nd ELISA IgG + (month 4) ELISA IgG + (month 4)
WB IgG + WB IgG +
IF Negative >4 months
4 46 M 16 426 416 3,02 normal IgM +/IgG + IgM +/IgG +
ELISA/WB ELISA/WB
5 51 F 11 501 200 1,26 abnormal IgM -/IgG + IgM -/IgG +
ELISA/WB ELISA/WB

*Case 1[1], 2[2], 3[3], 4[4], 5 this report. Serology was performed by ELISA, Western blot (WB), or indirect immunofluorescence (IF). (nd = not done)* normal range peripheral blood; case 1: 580-1570/μl, case 3: 600-1000/μl, case 5: 560-1490/μl