Yes, that’s the term. Idiopathic just means “crap we have no idea what causes this”, so basically low CD4 counts and weak immune function is usually associated with HIV antibodies, but not always. I’ve seen that term used elsewhere, I think it is mainstream. I don’t think mainstream researchers are claiming HIV is the only thing that can cause low CD4 counts and AIDS-like symptoms—AIDS is not a specific set of symptoms at all, so it’s bound to have many classification errors.
Went googling and found that “Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia” is thought to cause AIDS as well as HIV.
See a company here and a scientific paper
Hmm, the scientific paper has only been cited 8 times, so I’m not sure how mainstream the view is.
The author is published for other more highly cited work, including nature.
Yes, that’s the term. Idiopathic just means “crap we have no idea what causes this”, so basically low CD4 counts and weak immune function is usually associated with HIV antibodies, but not always. I’ve seen that term used elsewhere, I think it is mainstream. I don’t think mainstream researchers are claiming HIV is the only thing that can cause low CD4 counts and AIDS-like symptoms—AIDS is not a specific set of symptoms at all, so it’s bound to have many classification errors.