title: [Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome associated with infection by HTLV-1 virus: a clinical case].
abstract: A 51 year old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome for 2 years developed a chronic leukemia/T cell lymphoma. Anti HTLV-1 antibodies were confirmed by Western Blot. In the last months he developed hypercalcemia and leukocytosis of 130,000. Necropsy confirmed the diagnosis of Leukemia/T cell lymphoma without cutaneous involvement.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Hemato/Oncología del Servicio de Medicina, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sazunic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puga
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bronfman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies
vernacular_title: Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia asociado a infección por virus HTLV-1: caso clínico.