Generalized Pruritus and Gradual Loss of Vision as the Presenting Complaints of Acute HIV Infection: Management Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Haematological and biochemical profile of the patients.

Test	Case 1	Case 2	Normal range
Haemoglobin	8.8 gm/dl	7.8 gm/dl	13–17 gm/dl
Total WBC count	4.5 × 10^3/µL	2.12 × 10^3/µL	4–11 × 10^3/µL
Total platelets count	300 × 10^9/µL	190 × 10^9/µL	150–450 × 10^9/µL
Alanine transaminase (ALT)	80 U/L	106 U/L	Up to 45 U/L
Aspartate aminotransferase	72 U/L		Up to 36 U/L
Alkaline phosphatase	178 U/L		Up to 100 U/L
Total bilirubin	0.7 mg/dL		0.2–1.1 mg/dl
HbA1c	5.4%	4.0%	4.5–6.3%
S. creatinine	0.54 mg/dl	1.31 mg/dl	0.6–1.3 mg/dl
Hepatitis B surface antigen	Negative	Negative	N/A
Hepatitis C antibody screen	Negative	Negative	N/A
HSV 1 + 2 antibody (IgG + IgM)	Negative		N/A
Anti-CMV IgM	Negative		N/A
Anti-CMV IgG	Positive		N/A
VDRL and TPHA	Negative		N/A
Sputum for AFB, Gene Xpert, and fungus		Negative
Mantoux test (MT)		2 mm	Up to 10 mm
Chest X-ray	Normal	Normal
Blood and urine culture		No growth
Pus culture from the skin		Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)