Acute adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma presenting with florid cutaneous disease.
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is characterized by cutaneous disease, hypercalcemia, associated HTLV-I infection, and a fulminant course refractory to therapy. A patient with acute ATLL is described, and the natural history of ATLL is reviewed.
Wright
S A
SA
Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030.
Rothe
M J
MJ
Sporn
J
J
Van Voorhees
A S
AS
Grant-Kels
J M
JM
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015996:Survival Rate