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Low Lymphocyte what really means?

Recently, my husband was sick with a unknown virus the CBC was reported a low percentage of Lymphocyte (7.39%) and a higher level of Monocytes (15.50%) many people said thats a common symptoms of HIV that it's true? were always a straight couple??? That's results always means the same???
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hi,i have low Lymphocyte,but dont know the percentage i have. Do u know youe husbands result,as my doctor said between 1.5 - 4 is normal range.. do you know what your husbands is,does he have to retake in 4 weeks?
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low percentage of lymphoctyes is a symptom of HIV but it is not necessarily that, meaning that if you have HIV you have low lymphocytes, but not that if you have low lymphocytes you have HIV. So you're probably ok, but get an HIV test in 6 months just to make sure.
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