Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Dispatch
Syphilis in the HIV Era
Table
Selected laboratory results 1 month after therapy for neurosyphilis in HIV-positive patient with neurosyphilisa
Laboratory test | Result |
---|---|
Complete blood count | |
Leukocytes | 5,700/μL |
Hematocrit | 36% |
Platelets | 295,000/μL |
Electrolytes and renal function tests | Within normal limits |
Liver function tests | Within normal limits |
Cerebrospinal fluid evaluation | |
Leukocytes | 8 cells/μL |
Differential | 100% lymphocytes |
Erythrocytes | 9 cells/μL |
Protein | 33 mg/dL |
Glucose | 78 mg/dL |
CSF-VDRL | negative |
HIV-1 testing | |
ELISA + WB | positive |
CD4 count | 899 cells/μL |
Viral load (RT-PCR) | 878 copies/mL |
Rapid plasma reagin testing | |
Baseline | 1:128 |
1 month posttreatment | 1:32 |
3 months posttreatment | Nonreactive |
aCSF-VDRL, cerebrospinal fluid venereal disease research laboratory test; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; WB, Western blot; RT-PCR, reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.