Clinical Study

Concurrent FDG Avid Nasopharyngeal Lesion and Generalized Lymphadenopathy on PET-CT Imaging Is Indicative of Lymphoma in Patients with HIV Infection

Table 3

The mean CD4 counts and viral load in different groups of patients.

GroupsPatients with nasopharyngeal lesionsPatients without nasopharyngeal lesionsPatients with lymphomaPatients without lymphoma

CD4 count (cells/ 𝜇 L)95 ± 60110 ± 71118 ± 7277 ± 42
Viral load (copies/mL)9070 ± 1372016496 ± 1752810346 ± 1453220093 ± 19229

Statistical analysis: no significant difference (P > 0.05) among all groups in either CD4 counts or viral loads.