Case Report

Acquired Immunodeficiency from Maternal Chemotherapy and Severe Primary Pneumocystis Infection in an Infant

Table 1

Immune screen of the infant early in the patient’s presentation.

InvestigationsResultsReference ranges

Neutrophil count (×109/L)0.29 (low)1–8.5
Lymphocyte count (×109/L)1.95 (low)4–12
CD3 T cells (×109/L)1.40 (low)2.3–6.5
CD4+/CD3+ (helper T cells) (×109/L)1.11 (low)1.5–5
CD8+CD3+ (cytotoxic T cells) (×109/L)0.29 (low)0.5–1.6
CD19 (total B cells) (×109/L)0.47 (low)0.6–3
CD56/CD16 (NK cells) (×109/L)0.05 (low)0.1–1.3
IgG (g/L)<1 (low)2–7.5
IgA (g/L)<0.07<0.5
IgM (g/L)0.3 (low)0.1–0.7
Phytohemagglutinin test (PHA)Normal