Adult-type T-cell lymphoma in an adolescent with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 seropositivity.
Recently, a form of T-cell lymphoma associated with seropositivity for human T-lymphotrop virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody has been described in the adult population. The lymphoma frequently presents with massive hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and circulating malignant cells, with a normal bone marrow. HTLV-1-associated lymphoma has been seen most frequently in adults from Japan, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States. We report the first known case of a child with a lymphoma having the clinical and serological features of an HTLV-1-associated T-cell lymphoma.
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JHMHSC, Shands Teaching Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
Graham-Pole
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Mottshaw
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D000293:Adolescent; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies