CD57?

[Ephedra]

All of my labs are normal except for this CD57 test, which clocked in at a 5.  Is this diagnostic for chronic Lyme, or are there other potential causes for a low CD57?    

[cave76]

Have you read all the replies in this long thread? They  might answer some questions you have about the CD57

[mojogal]

My fiancée has been hospitalized 3 months with MRSA. His doctor checks his CD-57 daily as a guide for how he is doing.  He is a Johns Hopkins specialist who believes in it. He says your number has to be 55 if he wants to leave (MRSA numbers down too). Mine is 8 and I feel like crap but have heard others that are low feeling good so yes its a controversy.

[JackieCalifornia]

There seems to be some controversy (or more accurately, some unknown aspects) surrounding the CD57 test.  Some LLMDs use it, I think to gather data to compare to the tested patient's progress -- meaning, with 'x' treatment, the CD57 numbers went [higher][lower][stayed the same], and if that result is gotten from a reasonable bunch of people, then it may indicate that CD57 is useful in tracking the rise and fall of a Lyme infection.  

I don't know that the use of CD57 has yet proven itself entirely useful, but some Lyme docs use it as an extra bit of data.  Lyme treatment is still developing, so these aren't like + or - pregnancy tests.  

[jazzmatazz99]

My test results were not positive. They were indeterminate. Talk about confusing. My CD57 is 11.

[JackieCalifornia]

I hear you.  Not all LLMDs are created equal, and sometimes it's better to keep moving till you find one you feel more comfortable with.

[Ephedra]

Yeah, I am seeing an LLMD.  But for some reason, I am getting the same impression as I stated above.  I still basically feel like I'm on my own!