CD4 and Cirrhosis: It has been reported that an HIV-infected patient with less than 200 CD4/mL and consuming more than 50 g of alcohol daily has a median expected time to development of cirrhosis of 16 years, unlike HIV-infected patients with more than 200 CD4/mL and consuming 50 g or less of alcohol daily, who have a median time to progression of 36 years [94].