Autoimmunity to CD4 T-cells may account for the persistence of the CD4 T-cell lymphopenia in such cases.

CD4细胞的自身免疫可导致持续性的淋巴细胞减少症。

Predictors of severity were household contact with other infected individuals, older age, lymphopenia, and liver dysfunction.

严重性的预测因子是家庭接触与其它被感染的个体、更老的年龄、淋巴球减少，和肝脏功能障碍。