Table 3: Blood and serum immunologic characteristics of participants with HAM/TSP and HTLV asymptomatic.

 

Cases

1

2

3

4

5

6

 

B

CSF

B

CSF

B

CSF

B

CSF

B

CSF

B

CSF

WBC/mm³

 

6.9*

 

1.9

 

6.6*

 

4.7

 

1.9

 

2.2

Glucoses mg/dL

 

51

 

78

 

54

 

59

 

65

 

63

Total Protein

mg/dL

 

28

 

30

 

18

 

34

 

20

 

28

QMIA

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

WB

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

CD4 cell/uL

1003

3.3

1430

1.1

1012

3.0

-

-

-

1.1

477

1.1

CD8 cell/uL

1088

3.0

929

0.7

754

3.0

-

-

-

0.7

337

0.7

CD4/CD8

0.92

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.0

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1.6

1.4

1.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WB: Western Blot

B: Blood, CSF: Cerebrospinal Fluid

*Cell type: lymphocytes 98%; monocytes 2%

QMIA: Quimioluminescence