Anecdote: "My absolute lymphocytes count is below 1 again. My lymphocytes subsets are as bad or worse as they were in 2020. Numbers had normalized in 2022 with Evusheld. So far as I know, I haven't been reinfected. It's not #HIV, but it's acquired immune deficiency. #LongCOVID #AIDS"
Detailed analysis on Twitter: "As of now, people choose whether or not they have Long Covid based upon their symptoms
However, if most people, after mild infection have changes to their immune systems like reductions in plasmacytoid dendritic cells, without reporting symptoms, what should this be called?"
Oct 1 2021, Title: Uncertainty around the Long-Term Implications of COVID-19 ”perspective on some long-term risks of mutational escape, viral persistence, reinfection, immune dysregulation and neurological and multi-system complications (Long COVID).”
Medical anecdote: Hey #LongCovid & #MedTwitter does low CD4 definitely mean immunodeficiency or can there be a number of factors? My results are pretty low (HIV levels), & I know this was just documented in a LC study ~ does this mean we’re experiencing immunodeficiency -or am I missing something?
Medical anecdote: I'm no immunologist but a CD4 count < 500 increases your risk of opportunistic infections. At only 317, you're certainly immunocompromised. I'm so sorry; this is highly disturbing. Lymphocyte Subset panels should be ordered for all Long Covid sufferers.
Blood abnormalities found in people with Long Covid
Study implicates lack of key hormone, damage to immune cells, and reawakened viruses.
