See Also: b and t cell count(medicine)
cell count(medicine)
CD4 cell count(medicine)
red blood cell count(medicine)
blood cell count(medicine)
viable cell count(medicine)
total cell count(medicine)
Differential white cell count(health)
white blood cell count(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)

b and t cell count (medicine)


b and t cell count


A test that measures the respective quantities of B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes. This test is often performed in the analysis of an immune deficiency disorder. Normal values include: 68 to 75% of total lymphocytes are T lymphocytes and 10 to 20% are B lymphocytes.

Increased T-cell counts can indicate infectious mononucleosis, acute lymphocytic leukaemia or multiple myeloma.

Increased B lymphocytes can indicate chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, multiple myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia or Di George syndrome. Decreased T-cells may indicate congenital T-cell deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome or AIDS. Decreased B-cells may indicate acute lymphocytic leukaemia or a congenital immunoglobulin deficiency disorder.