Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Jan 2001)

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

  • 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

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43, no. 5
pp. 283 – 286

Abstract

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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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