Abstract:Background: CD4+ T cells deficiency generally occurs in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients, leading to some infections such as pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A rare case of decreased CD4+ T cells is idiopathic CD4+ T cell lymphocytopenia, a rare and unexplained immunodeficiency syndrome with no evidence of HIV infection. In this case report, we are reporting a patient with CD4+ T cells deficiency, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleuritis tuberculosis, and meningitis with HIV test negative.
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