Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with HTLV-1 infection in a Brazilian adolescent

We present the case of a 15-year-old patient infected with HTLV-1 who developed a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical examination, as well as clinically and hematologically confirmed leukemia. The patient died 3 months after initial presentation of the d...

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Main Authors: VALLE Antonio Carlos Francesconi do, GALHARDO Maria Clara Gutierrez, LEITE Ana Claudia Celestino, ARAÚJO Abelardo Queiroz Campos, CUZZI-MAYA Tullia, MACEIRA Juan Piñeiro, DOBBIN Jane de Almeida
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2001
Subjects:
HTLV-1
Leukemia
T-cell lymphoma
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/053d6a05a7d2486da4374f5fc8b4c225
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Summary:We present the case of a 15-year-old patient infected with HTLV-1 who developed a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical examination, as well as clinically and hematologically confirmed leukemia. The patient died 3 months after initial presentation of the disease. The rarity of the disease in this age group justifies the present report.

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