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 disease. The rarity of the disease in this age group justifies the present report.
do Valle
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Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. afvalle@cpqhec.fiocruz.br
Galhardo
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MC
Leite
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Araújo
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Cuzzi-Maya
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Maceira
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JP
de Ameida Dobbin
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D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology