Spread of human immunodeficiency virus 1 among men who have sex with men is emerging as a genuine social concern and affecting the general populace - case reports from Eastern India

Table 1 A detailed clinical blood profile analysis of the two patients before start of treatment

Factors	Patient 1	Patient 2
CD4 count	32	232
CD4:CD8 ratio	0.06	0.25
HIV viral load	> 1 × 105 copies/mL	50000 copies/mL
Haemoglobin	9.1 g%	9.5 g%
TC	7100 cells/mm3	7000 cells/mm3
Neutrophils	48%	52%
Lymphocyte	34%	24%
Eosinophil	12%	2%
Monocyte	12%	2%
Basophil	2%	1%
Platelets	270000/mL	200000/mL
Blood sugar (fasting)	117 mg/dL	109 mg/dL
Urea	48 mg/dL	38 mg/dL
Creatinine	1.1 mg/dL	2.1 mg/dL
Bilirubin	0.6 mg/dL	1.2 mg/dL
SGOT	129 IU/L	119 IU/L
SGPT	54 IU/L	47 IU/L
Alkaline phosphatase	225 IU/L	185 IU/L
Albumin	3.9 g/dL	2.9 g/dL
Globulin	3.7 g/dL	3.5 g/dL

SGOT: Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT: Serum glutamic-pyruvate transaminase.