A rare immune system disorder known as idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia causes the body to have fewer CD4 cells, which are white blood cells that fight bacteria and viruses when they infect the body.
ICL patients have a weakened immune system, making them more susceptible to infections, but HIV infection, another serious disease that causes a decline in CD4 count, is not present in this case.
Causes
In contrast to other idiopathic conditions, ICL has an unknown cause, though some of its patients have specific issues linked to specific genes.
Symptoms:
Some ICL patients may not exhibit any symptoms, while others may experience infections like chickenpox and herpes zoster or conditions like hemolytic anemia that point to a weakened immune system.
Diagnosis:
The following factors are used to make the diagnosis.
- two or more tests within six weeks that reveal a low level of CD4 cells
- fewer than 300 CD4 cells are counted
- Insufficient testing results to confirm HIV infection
Leukemia, chemotherapy, or those taking certain immunosuppressive medications can all cause a low CD4 count, which can also be unintentionally identified during tests for recurrent infections.
Scope of homeopathy:
Homeopathy plays a supportive role in treating this disorder, as it aims to boost the patients’ weak immune system and thereby improve the CD4 count, as well as helps in controlling the decline in the CD4 count and improves the patient’s general health in order to help people fight opportunistic infections. It can be amalgamated.
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