“…The majority of authors have used the division of 200 cells/mm 3 for the CD4 T lymphocyte count, as did this study (2, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23, 27, 29, 30). The results of the present study regarding the CD4 T lymphocyte count are in accordance with the studies of Logan et al (23), Barr et al (31), Kolokotronis et al (32) and Greenspan et al (33), which found no relation between the OHL and the CD4 lymphocyte count. However, we observed that, proportionally, the OHL was slightly higher in patients who showed a CD4 T lymphocyte count of <200 cells/mm 3 .…”