title: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with HTLV-1 infection in a Brazilian adolescent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisa Hospital Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. afvalle@cpqhec.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: do Valle
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Galhardo
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: A Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cuzzi-Maya
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Maceira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Ameida Dobbin
mesh_terms: 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